£15,000 grants will make huge difference to people's lives

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2018, 09:45 BST
Updated 7th Feb 2018, 10:48 BST
Imelda McMullan (third from left) chair of the judging panel congratulates (left to right) James Dunbar, Maxine Chambers and David Taylor from Portadown Cares for their successful pitch. The organisation will receive £15,000 from the Halifax Foundation for NI in its Pitching for Pounds pilot project.Imelda McMullan (third from left) chair of the judging panel congratulates (left to right) James Dunbar, Maxine Chambers and David Taylor from Portadown Cares for their successful pitch. The organisation will receive £15,000 from the Halifax Foundation for NI in its Pitching for Pounds pilot project.
Imelda McMullan (third from left) chair of the judging panel congratulates (left to right) James Dunbar, Maxine Chambers and David Taylor from Portadown Cares for their successful pitch. The organisation will receive £15,000 from the Halifax Foundation for NI in its Pitching for Pounds pilot project.
A Portadown-based organisation that helps people with learning disabilities prepare for independent living was one two groups awarded £15,000 in a new pilot scheme run by the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland.

Portadown Cares impressed the judges with their idea of a six month pilot project helping young people with Learning Difficulties cope with living on their own.

The organisation is a small, local charity made up of volunteers providing skills for life for people with Learning Difficulties. One of their clients is a woman with Down’s Syndrome and a survivor of sexual abuse.