Gingerbread NI Central Office

Aims and Objectives

Mission Statement

Gingerbread is Northern Ireland's only lone parent led organisation working to secure and protect equality and social inclusion for one parent families.

Values & Principles

Gingerbread is an independent, not for profit, membership organisation
Gingerbread is an organisation promoting individual and collective empowerment
Gingerbread operates on a Northern Ireland wide basis to represent and be accessible to all lone parents
Gingerbread respects and reflects the diversity of one parent families and recognises the need for their equality of treatment


Aims

To represent one parent families in Northern Ireland and enhance understanding of their needs and aspirations
To identify the needs of one parent families and develop appropriate responses
To influence policy makers and service providers to respond appropriately to the needs of one parent families