Together we can make a difference
To improve the health and wellbeing of older and vulnerable people in North Belfast using innovative community led approaches that will reduce isolation and loneliness, promote independence and a fulfilling life.
ABOUT US
CLARE CIC is a Community led organisation working within North Belfast that enables vulnerable adults and older individuals to maintain their independence and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness.
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OUR SERVICES
We provide on-the-ground services, with the heart of CLARE being Community Social Work. From living support, to health & wellbeing, to getting service users out and socialising with other like-minded people.
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DONATE
CLARE CIC is a niche community social work organisation working to empower older people in North Belfast to live life to the full for as long as possible. Our services are free to users and we rely on public funding and the goodwill of the community. Demand outstrips supply and we are constantly trying to find new ways to meet needs. By donating to CLARE, you are helping us to help those who we care for.
Why Us?
A Multi-Faceted Approach
Our diverse team members bring a range of expertise to CLARE CIC. With Community Social Work at the heart of what we do, we also tackle nutrition, wellbeing, isolation & loneliness. From one-to-one consultations to fun and dynamic groups, CLARE has it all.
10 Years of Experience
at promoting independence, choice and control through individual support, reducing early reliance on adult health & social care services and enhancing existing services to achieve the best outcome for our service users.
We care, a lot
CLARE CIC works closely with Belfast Health & Social Care Trust to enable adults and older people to maintain their independence. We also work closely with our service users, providing them with the support they deserve and require.
Before being involved with CLARE, I hadn't left the house in over 3 years. Thanks to their intervention, I am now able to attend a lunch group fornightly as well as CLARE's monthly drop in group and any other opportunities they give to me. I have also had a befriender through CLARE who would have taken me out to have hot chocolate beside the sea. I am so thankful for them.
"I was very concerned about my husband as he could no longer walk independently, I needed to assist him to reach the front gate and he had stopped attending day centre after Covid hit and was unlikely to return.
However, after months of CLARE CIC involvement and with their Getting Better Project, the progress with my husband has been brilliant! He can now walk down the front steps without me, right to the gate and beyond. The other day when I got back to the house I wasn’t feeling well and had to sit down. He went into the kitchen and made me a cup of tea for the first time in over two years. And it was a lovely cup of tea! My husband is now back at the day centre a few times per week.”
In recent years I have become more and more isolated. I am not able to leave the house and there are sometimes days before I really see anyone. Through working with CLARE CIC, they identified how much I would benefit from having a befriender come to see me fortnightly, I was unsure at first but thought I would give it a go. Even after spending that first hour or two with my befriender and CLARE's volunteer coordinator, I felt years drop off me. I now cannot wait until her next visit to have a good old chat over a cuppa.
“I know I can depend on you. The services CLARE-CIC delivers are intangible. I cannot imagine how I’d have coped without CLARE, as I am so isolated and completely on my own. It’s not just a question of CLARE taking me to appointments but it’s also CLARE’s reliability, companionship and friendship that I know I can turn to at any time. It is the only reliable, consistent service I have and very importantly enables me to have a quality of life that otherwise simply would not be possible.”
Volunteer with us!
We are looking to expand our incredible team of volunteers. From befrienders, shoppers, occasional drivers, to creatives – we couldn’t do it without you. Never underestimate the power of a cuppa tea & a chat!
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Our Volunteer Coordinator with be in touch and guide you through the rest of the process
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You will be paired with your service user depending on your role, interest and hobbies – then the fun begins!
Our Address
166 – 180 Mount Vernon Park, Belfast, BT15 4BJ