About Us

• Executive Introduction

We are a company limited by guarantee with the aim of outreaching and fighting social exclusion while promoting inclusion by:

• organising community, educational and sporting events, empowering, and engaging young people and young families and the community to strive and develop; and
• creating opportunities to break down barriers to reduce anti-social behaviour through a range of activities and events for young people and the community.

• Mission, vision and values

Our vision is that every child and young person and their families has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

We put children and their families at the heart of everything we do, that includes our mission and our values, they are our blueprint for the way we work.We protect and support children and young people. We do this by providing practical and emotional care and support. 

We make sure their voices are heard. We also campaign to bring lasting improvements to their lives.

We are passionate about all children, youth and young families having a safe environment.

We are ambitious for children and young people.

We collaborate internally and externally with other organisations to get the best outcomes for our clients.

We are inclusive and strive to ensure that all children, youth and young families are included.

We signpost young people and families on where they need to go to access services. We reach out to young people sleeping rough and those in danger of getting into gangs. 

When their parents or families approach us, we arrange events and activities to keep the persons engaged in order to avoid being idle.

• Our organisation

Portpool Projects Ltd is a company limited by guarantee that was set up for charitable purposes and is a not-for-profit organization.

• Objective and target group

The Company’s main objective is to improve the lives and wellbeing of young children and young people in families, social development of young people and young families through leisure activities and encouraging them to develop as individuals and enjoy new challenges while making a positive contribution to the community.

It aims to achieve this by working with its principal target group being parents and single parents with young children who are struggling or suffering domestic abuse.

Services

After identification of social and development needs the Company aims to provide services designed to meet those needs to impact positively on one's own skills and life chances to bring about a better future for themselves, their families and the wider community.