These secondary beneficiaries; who are equally as important as the primary beneficiaries, will have had a career in art, have a strong inclination for art or be studying art. Their primary participation will be assisting and supporting the art gallery with its various projects and programmes through development of their skill sets at Acorn Art Galleries.

The charity understands that some of these beneficiaries are vulnerable and due care will be taken to ensure that they receive quality attention through guidance and participation with their therapist and/or physician, and other registered therapeutic professionals and organisations, to ensure well being of the beneficiaries during their collaboration with Acorn Art Galleries Ltd.

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd strives to maintain quality activities for its secondary beneficiaries who have a strong interest in art and are:

1. Marginalised elderly adults who live alone, are neglected by family or live in homes,

2. Adults who are disabled (sight, hearing and physically impaired),

3. Adults that have minor psychological symptoms, and,

4. Adults that are unemployed.

Elderly People

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd recognises that elderly people can play an invaluable role in providing voluntary assistance to the furtherance of the charity. Elderly people have the ability to offer a good work ethic and standard of service that younger adults can learn from. Therefore, Acorn Art Galleries Ltd is keen to strengthen and sustain the organisation's objectives with the assistance of the valuable help that the elderly beneficiaries can provide.  Where necessary the charity will provide training for these beneficiaries to ensure a quality of service.  It is hoped that these beneficiaries will be volunteers to the charity.

Disabled Adults

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd recognises that adults who are disabled (sight, hearing and physically impaired) can bring support, knowledge of their disability, and solutions to art projects and programmes when working with disabilities, with ideas on development, representations and innovative methods of working with art, for disabled and able bodied beneficiaries.

These beneficiaries will have the opportunity to use the gallery to exhibit their artwork to potential clients.  They will also have the opportunity to participate in work experience, in order to enter into the work place and mainstream society.  Work and character references can be provided to potential employers.  It is hoped that these beneficiaries will be volunteers to the charity.

Adults with minor psychological symptoms

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd recognises that adults who have minor psychological symptoms and have previously been employed in an office or art gallery, can bring support to the projects that Acorn Art Galleries provides.  It is our aim to develop their skill set through work experience and training to enhance their levels of self worth, achievements and realisation.

These beneficiaries will have the opportunity to use the gallery to exhibit their artwork to potential clients.  They will also have the opportunity to participate in work experience, in order to enter into the work place and mainstream society.  Work and character references can be provided to potential employers.  It is hoped that these beneficiaries will be volunteers to the charity.

Unemployed Adults

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd recognises that adults who are are unemployed, but have previously been employed, or have a valuable skill set that can be developed through training, can bring support to the projects that Acorn Art Galleries provides.  It is our aim to develop their achievements and realisation through training and development.  They will have the opportunity to participate in work experience in order to enter into the work place and mainstream society.  Work and character references can be provided to potential employers.  It is hoped that these beneficiaries will be volunteers to the charity.

Work Experience for unemployed mature people.  At present, this is envisioned to take the form of an unpaid placement.  Priority will be given to the community and those who have an arts background.  On a basic level, the placement will develop written, oral and life skills, to enhance the chances of the unemployed to enter into the work market with new and improved skills.  On a higher level, the placements will develop managerial and entrepreneurial skills.  Participants will receive a certificate of achievement and  a job reference.  As the work experience will be unpaid, the candidates will need to acquire financial assistance and benefits from the State.

Through public and private donations, Acorn Art Galleries Ltd will endeavour to assist with support needs, travel expenses and refreshments throughout the work experience and volunteering period.

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd secondary beneficiaries will have the opportunity to gain positive and beneficial social and life skills, through Acorn's projects and training, which are an integral part of the gallery that encompasses support for artwork submission, work experience and education through art, as well as integration with the gallery staff and other beneficiaries and volunteers.  One of the activities that the secondary beneficiaries will be involved with is the collating and setting up of the submitted artwork for Acorn Art Galleries Awards.

Acorn Art Galleries Ltd professionally managed awards for excellence, are:

1. 'Acorn Work of Excellence' (AWE), periodic certificates for the best artwork exhibited in each collection, and,

2. 'Acorn Art Award' (AAA), annual certificate and prize for the best art pieces chosen from all the exhibition collections.

These certificates will be awarded through a selection process by the management team and an invited panel of judges from industry, private and public sector contacts. Thus encouraging and maintaining relationships with the industry in order to further the professional deliverance of the primary beneficiaries.

Through the medium of Acorn's exhibitions and certificates, the primary beneficiaries can utilise this as part of their portfolio when approaching colleges, universities and companies. Likewise, if companies are interested in furthering the prospects of Acorn Art Galleries Ltd young artists, then we will act as an intermediary for both parties at the first stage. Acorn Art Galleries Ltd is a vessel of hope and deliverance for the disadvantaged and marginalised.

Where possible Acorn Art Galleries Ltd will also act as an intermediary for talented adults, through the contacts made with industry and commercial companies, as well as other charitable organisations that promote art from vulnerable and disabled adult artists.