Publications

Articles of Association

These are the written rules about running the organisation agreed by the Board of Directors.

MACS Annual Report 2021-2022

MACS Annual Report 2020-2021

We're so excited about our latest Annual Report that we are seeing stars! A huge thank you to our amazing Young Leaders from Led By You for all their hard work.

MACS Annual Report 2019-2020

Another great report of the years’ work designed by our Young Leaders.

Strategic Plan for 2020 – 2024

We’re delighted to present our Strategic Plan for 2020 – 2024, collaboratively written by MACS staff and designed by our Led By You young people’s… Read More →

Participation Handbook

Our fantastic Young Leaders have put together a handbook on how to increase participation in your organisation.

Children’s Handbook – Therapeutic Community For Children

A guide for children, telling them all about their new home.

Floating Support Handbook

This handbook has been designed to give you all the information you need to know about MACS Floating Support. A Floating support worker can explain it all to you and answer… Read More →

Annual Report 2018-19

Extra Extra read all about it, our new annual report is here. It’s definitely worth a read and is available for download now!

Supported Housing Handbook

Are you thinking about getting your own place? But do you feel that maybe you’re not quite ready to take it all on? Then maybe Supported Housing with MACS is an option for you.… Read More →

Shared Housing Handbook

It can be scary finding yourself homeless, moving into a hostel, or a new home; being on your own for the first time. It can be fun to share with others & now with changes… Read More →

Process for Referral – Therapeutic Community For Children

How to refer children to our Therapeutic Community for Children.

Statement of Purpose – Therapeutic Community for Children

The mission, aims, objectives and purpose of MACS Therapeutic Community for Children.

Buying Together Toolkit

A resource for accessing services by connecting with buying partners and splitting the costs. In October 2017, MACS held our first conference on Buying Together. The… Read More →

Annual Report 2016–2017

This is our second year developing the Annual Report and we have tried to do something different while still keeping the essence of what is important to us – that the report… Read More →

Conference Programme: Innovative Interventions in Child & Youth Work

Programme for MACS inaugural Conference on 10 October 2017. Innovative Interventions in Child & Youth Work. How organisations can deliver better services by ‘buying… Read More →

Volunteering Leaflet

Information on becoming a volunteer mentor.

Annual Report 2015–2016

MACS Shadow Board representatives produced this year’s Annual Report. They spent eight months of their own time pulling together all the information to produce… Read More →

Led By You Participation Strategy 2016-19

The main objectives are to;  provide leadership and participation opportunities for young people to be involved at all levels of MACS; provide opportunities for young… Read More →

AGM Minutes 2016

MACS 2020 Vision

This sets out our strategic direction over the next five years. The key themes of the plan are: participation, collaboration, maintaining quality service provision… Read More →

Annual Report 2014 – 2015

Hello, we’re the Shadow Board. We are a group of young people who are from different parts of Northern Ireland who meet weekly and have given up our free time to create this… Read More →

AGM Minutes 2015

Transitions Evaluation Report

This research inquiry was undertaken by Jenifer Nelson as part of her BA (PD) in Leadership and Management. It evaluates the  MACS Transitions Equine Assisted Learning… Read More →

Yearly Accounts 2013/ 2014

The official record of how we spent our money during the year.

Transitions Leaflet

Equine Assisted Growth and Learning also known as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is an emerging eld in which horses are used as a tool for emotional growth and learning.… Read More →

Transitions Evaluation Report 2013

We have been exploring equine assisted learning and its application since 2002 and have completed several pilots demonstrating the effectiveness of this approach with… Read More →

Annual Report 2013–2014

MACS has once again enjoyed another fantastic year in relation to growth and expansion – OK guys it’s time to consolidate! It’s an incredible achievement, and a… Read More →

Annual Report 2012–2013

MACS enjoyed a fantastic year, particularly in relation to growth and expansion. Overall the feel in the organisation is change, change a bit more and then some. Its… Read More →

Annual Report 2011–2012

This year we have decided to keep the word count down & make this report more visual. So in the spirit of word economy here goes. Stand out highlights of the year Completed… Read More →