Naomh Pol News Issue 2

Bolster/Youth Leadership
Bolster Community (previously known as Space-NI) is a practical hands-on charity & award
winning Social enterprise registered as a charity in NI number 107382.
Founded in 2004 by CEO Jacinta Linden, we now employ 16 staff and have 3 facilities, 2 in
Newry 1 in Kilkeel. We rely heavily on the goodwill of funders supporting us to create
programmes & services; funders like The National Lottery Community Fund, Newry Mourne
& Down Council, Newry & Mourne Policing & Community Safety Partnership, The Southern
Health & Social Care Trust, The PHA, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland
Housing Executive all help us help you!
In partnership with our fab candle makers, we also run a social business, where we make
Acorn soy wax candles & vegan friendly soap. This helps us pay the bills and provide more
services. We would love more of you to know about our candles, and include them in your
gifting.
So, how can you support us?
· Tell people in need to ask us for help, tell others who we are and what we do
· Share our posts on FB, Twitter, Instagram
· Buy our candles, soaps, hampers
· Help us get our stock into new retail outlets
Help us fundraise?
· £100 provides practical support to a family for a week
· £50.00 provides food & electric to a young adult living independently for a week
· £250.00 provides a 10-week training course to support a child impacted by anxiety
· A little donation from you can make a huge difference to a child or family in need!
Here are some of our areas of service:
Families
· We help parents deal with difficult issues
· We help children cope better with issues that trouble them
· We provide practical help to families struggling with poverty, cancer, mental health issues,
loss of income, worry and stress and other issues
· We provide guidance, 1-1coaching and mentoring support to teens in need of a listening
ear
· We do our best to help people get through & get ahead!
Seniors
· We provide Home-2-hospital transport for older people to
attend out of area hospital treatment & Vaccine
appointments in the Mourne’s & Slieve Gullion area
· We provide social opportunities through the Comfort Zone
in Warrenpoint, Social Soup & Diamond day activities across
Newry Mourne & Down.
· We provide practical help & check in calls to isolated elderly and vulnerable people
Ability
· We provide opportunities for young people & adults to connect & grow at our Acorn
Candle & soap making Social Enterprise