The rising costs of gas, oil and electricity have been highlighted by many Voluntary and Community organisations as a major issue which may negatively impact on the vital services which they deliver on behalf of the Department to those most in need within our communities.
To help with these costs, a £1,500 energy payment has been made to 170 Voluntary and Community funded organisations which deliver key services to communities across Northern Ireland.
Some organisations benefitting from the one-off payment include groups working with the elderly, homeless, children, women and those which provide advice, employment, wellbeing, education and support services.
A full list of the 170 organisations receiving the energy payment is available below:
| Group Name | Area |
|---|---|
| ABC Community Network | Armagh |
| AdviceNI | South Belfast |
| Annadale Haywood Residents Association | South Belfast |
| Ardmonagh Family & Community Group | West Belfast |
| Ardoyne Youth Enterprises (Lead) | North Belfast |
| Ards Development Bureau | Scrabo |
| Arts for All | North Belfast |
| Ashes to Gold | Derry |
| Ashton Community Trust | North Belfast |
| Atlas Women’s Centre | Lisburn |
| Ballybeen Improvement Group | Ballybeen |
| Ballymac Friendship Trust | East Belfast |
| Ballymagroarty Hazelbank Community Partnership | Derry |
| Ballynafeigh Community Development Association | South Belfast |
| Ballysally Presbyterian Church | Derry |
| Ballysillan Community Forum | North Belfast |
| Banbridge Citizens Advice | Banbridge |
| Barcroft Community Association | Newry & Mourne |
| Belfast Activity Centre | North Belfast |
| Blackmountain Action Group | North Belfast |
| Bogside and Brandywell Initiative | North West |
| Bowtown Community Development Group | Newtownards |
| Callan Street Community Association | Armagh |
| Callanbridge & Legar Hill Residents Association | Armagh |
| Carnagat Community Association | Newry |
| Carnany Community Association | Ballymoney |
| Carrickfergus YMCA | Carrickfergus |
| Castle Community Association | Ballymoney |
| Cathedral Youth Group | Derry |
| Causeway (CRUN) | Coleraine |
| Causeway Volunteer Centre | Coleraine |
| Caw/Nelson Drive Action Group | Derry |
| Confederation of Community Groups Newry | Newry |
| Centre for Health & Well Being | Belfast West |
| Charter NI | East Belfast |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | Ballymena |
| Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum | North Belfast |
| Clonard Neighbourhood Development Partnership | West Belfast |
| Clooney Estate Residents Association | Derry |
| Co. Armagh Community Development (CACD) | Armagh |
| Colin Neighbourhood Partnership | West Belfast |
| Community Restorative Justice | West Belfast |
| Community Restorative Justice (Ireland) NW Region | Derry |
| Community Restorative Justice Ireland | West Belfast |
| Conway Education Centre | West Belfast |
| Council for the Homeless NI - FareShare | South Belfast |
| Craigavon & Banbridge Volunteer Centre | Craigavon |
| Craigavon Citizens Advice | Craigavon |
| Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership | Derry |
| Creggan Pre-School Training Trust | Derry |
| Cross Glebe Community Association | Derry |
| Derrybeg Community Association | Newry |
| Devenish Partnership Forum | Enniskillen |
| Divis Joint Development Committee | West Belfast |
| Dixon Park Residents Association | Larne |
| Donegall Pass Community Forum | South Belfast |
| Doury Road Development Group | Ballymena |
| Drumalane Quayside Close Community Association | Newry |
| Drumarg Community Association | Armagh |
| Dunluce Family Centre Ltd | Derry |
| EPIC | North Belfast |
| Extern | North Belfast |
| Factory Community Forum | Larne |
| Failte Feirste Thair | West Belfast |
| Falls Community Council | West Belfast |
| Farset Youth & Community Development Ltd | North Belfast |
| Fermanagh Citizens Advice | Fermanagh |
| Fermanagh Trust | Enniskillen |
| First Steps Women’s Centre | Dungannon |
| Focus on Family | Coleraine |
| Forward South Partnership | South Belfast |
| Fountain Street Community Development Association | Derry |
| Foyle Women's Information network | Derry |
| Glebeside Community Association | Ballymoney |
| Glen Ward Community Development Association | Newtownards |
| Glencolin Residents Association | West Belfast |
| Glenshane Community | Derry |
| Good Morning North Belfast | North Belfast |
| Grace Womens Development Ltd | North Belfast |
| Greater Linenhall Area Community Association | Newry |
| Greater Shankill Partnership Board | West Belfast |
| Greater Shantallow Area Partnership | Derry |
| Greater Village Regeneration Trust | South Belfast |
| Greenway Womens Centre | East Belfast |
| Harryville Men's Shed Group | Ballymena |
| Hobby Horse Playgroup | North Belfast |
| HURT (Have Your Tomorrows) | Derry |
| Kids Together West Belfast | West Belfast |
| Kilcooley Community Forum | Bangor |
| Kilcooley Womens Centre | Bangor |
| Lagan Village Youth & Community Group | East Belfast |
| Law Centre NI | Belfast City Centre |
| Leafair Community Association | Derry |
| Lenadoon Community Forum | West Belfast |
| Lenadoon Women's Group | West Belfast |
| Ligoniel Improvement Association | North Belfast |
| Limavady Volunteer Centre | Limavady |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh Citizens Advice | Lisburn |
| Lisburn CC Community Trust | Lisburn |
| Lisnafin Ardnalee Trust Cross Community Development Association | Strabane |
| Little Doves | Newtownards |
| Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group | South Belfast |
| Lower Shankill Community Association | North Belfast |
| Magherafelt Womens Group (MWG) | Magherafelt |
| Manor street/Cliftonville Community Centre | North Belfast |
| Markets Development Association | South Belfast |
| Marrowbone Community Association | North Belfast |
| Meadow Armagh Road Community Association | Newry |
| Melmount and East Bank Estates Community Association | Strabane |
| Mid Ulster Volunteer Centre | Cookstown |
| Millburn Community Centre | Coleraine |
| Mount Vernon Community Development Forum | North Belfast |
| Mullacreevie Development Association | Armagh |
| Neighbourhood Development Association | West Belfast |
| Newry & Mourne Citizens Advice Bureau | Newry |
| Newry & Mourne Enterprise Agency | Newry |
| Newstart Education Centre | West Belfast |
| NI Alternatives | Bangor |
| NICVA | Belfast |
| North Belfast Senior Citizens Forum | North Belfast |
| North Belfast Women's Initiative | North Belfast |
| North City Business Centre | North Belfast |
| North Down YMCA | Bangor |
| North West Community Network | Derry |
| North West Volunteer Centre | Derry |
| Northern Ireland Alternatives - NORTH | North Belfast |
| Northern Ireland Rural Women's Network | Cookstown |
| Oasis | East Belfast |
| Older People North West (Age Concern Derry) | Derry |
| Omagh Independent Advice Services | Omagh |
| Randalstown Arches Ass. (RAA) | Randalstown |
| Rathgill Community Association | Bangor |
| Rathlin (RDCA) | Rathlin |
| Resurgam | Lisburn |
| Rosemount & District Welfare Rights Group | Derry |
| Rural Community Network | Cookstown |
| Shankill Women's Centre | West Belfast |
| Southcity Resource & Development Centre | South Belfast |
| Springfield Charitable Association | West Belfast |
| Springhill Community House | West Belfast |
| STEP | Dungannon |
| Strabane Community Project | Strabane |
| Strathfoyle Women's Activity Group | Derry |
| Streetbeat Youth Project | North Belfast |
| Suffolk Community Forum | West Belfast |
| Tar Anall | West Belfast |
| Tar Isteach | North Belfast |
| The Dry Arch Children's Centre Ltd | Limavady |
| The Koram Centre | Strabane |
| The Old Library Trust | Derry |
| The Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group | Derry |
| The Women's Network (Lead) | East Belfast |
| Threeways Community Association | Newry |
| Triax Ltd | Derry |
| Tullycarnet Community Support Services Ltd | East Belfast |
| Upper Andersonstown Community Forum | West Belfast |
| Upper Springfield Development Co Ltd | West Belfast |
| Vine Community and Advice Centre | North Belfast |
| Vineyard Compassion | Coleraine |
| Voices Womens Group | West Belfast |
| Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership | Derry |
| Waterside Women's Group | Derry |
| West Bann Development | Coleraine |
| West Belfast Athletic & Cultural Society | West Belfast |
| West Belfast Partnership Board | West Belfast |
| West Kirk Community Project | West Belfast |
| West Winds Development Association | Newtownards |
| Willowfield Parish Community Association | East Belfast |
| Windsor Womens Centre | South Belfast |
| Women's Centre Derry | Derry |