PEDIATRIC NURSING Caring For Children and Their Families MODULE 1.
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Freephone Helpline 0808 808 3555 Charities which may give GENERAL GRANTS to families caring for a child with a disability There are grant-making organisations for specific disabilities and rare conditions that we have not been able to include here. There are also funds restricted to particular counties or areas of the UK, to people who have been in certain occupations and to denomination or faith of applicants. Call our freephone helpline for information on any of these funds. Please read carefully as not every grant will be applicable to you. An application does not mean you are guaranteed a grant. We advise contacting more than one organisation for the item you need. Turn2us is an online grants information service www.turn2us.org.uk Disability Grants also has information about grants at www.disability-grants.org/ Information correct July 2017. We endeavour to keep this information up-to-date but criteria may change at short notice. Act Foundation Contact details Type of grant Grants Manager, The ACT Foundation, 61 Thames Street, Windsor,SL4 1QW 01753 753 900 www.theactfoundation.co.uk Financial assistance up to £2,500 towards the cost of: building adaptations where a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) has been awarded and there is a shortfall, mobility Page 1
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Freephone Helpline 0808 808 3555
Charities which may give GENERAL GRANTS to families caring for a child with a disability
There are grant-making organisations for specific disabilities and rare conditions that we have not been able to include here. There are also funds restricted to particular counties or areas of the UK, to people who have been in certain occupations and to denomination or faith of applicants. Call our freephone helpline for information on any of these funds.
Please read carefully as not every grant will be applicable to you. An application does not mean you are guaranteed a grant. We advise contacting more than one organisation for the item you need.
Turn2us is an online grants information service www.turn2us.org.uk
Disability Grants also has information about grants at www.disability-grants.org/
Information correct July 2017. We endeavour to keep this information up-to-date but criteria may change at short notice.
Act Foundation
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Grants Manager, The ACT Foundation, 61 Thames Street, Windsor,SL4 1QW 01753 753 900 www.theactfoundation.co.uk
Financial assistance up to £2,500 towards the cost of: building adaptations where a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) has been awarded and there is a shortfall, mobility aids, specialised seating and car seats, specialised beds and sleep system, sensory toys and equipment, room padding, communication aids, specialised software, respite at a registered centre for the applicant only, vehicle adaptations. No grants for: equipment or work for which there is statutory funding available, building works (unless a DFG has been secured), garden works, ordinary domestic items (e.g. flooring, white goods, furniture, clothing), holidays, retrospective funding (e.g. where goods have already been purchased or ordered and a deposit paid or where building work has already commenced), deposits for vehicles.
Individuals, with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need, with a mental health problem or physical disability.
Download application form from website -only accept postal applications, unable to accept applications sent by e-mail.
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Action for Kids (List currently closed on a temporary basis only, check back with website)
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Ability House, 15A Tottenham Lane, London N8 9DJTel: 020 8347 8111 www.actionforkids.org/equipment-for-carers
Mobility equipment not available on the NHS. This includes powered, manual or sports wheelchairs, walkers, trikes scooters and car seats
Applications welcome from or on behalf of any child or young person up to the age of 26 with a physical or other disability.
You will need to arrange an assessment for your child with the equipment supplier and an occupational therapist or a physiotherapist. Apply online or call the helpline.
Children Today Charitable Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Children Today Charitable Trust, 17B Telford Court, Chestergates Business Park, Chester, CH1 6LT 01244 335 622 www.childrentoday.org.uk
Grants for specialised equipment not funded on the NHS. Funding for equipment such as electric wheelchairs – individually adapted to give maximum independence, walking aids, trikes, educational toys – specially designed for children with disabilities, dapted car seats, lifting aids to enable movement, posturepedic sleep equipment.
Children and young people who are sick or disabled (under 25).
Applications must be for specialised pieces of equipment for individual children (not groups or schools) and must be made by the individual applying, their parent, or legal guardian. Call them to discuss your needs and request an application form.
The Birchington Convalescent Benefit Fund
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Church Society, Dean Wace House, 16 Rosslyn Road, Watford WD18 0NY 01923 235 111 www.churchsociety.org/aboutus/managed/Fund_Birchington.asp
Modest grants to help children and their families to take a holiday where they might otherwise not be able to afford to do so.Grants are only given for holidays for children. No grants towards expensive or overseas holidays.
Children (under 18) who are recovering from illness or have a long-term illness.
Applications must be made by a third party, such as a doctor or social worker. Download an application form from the website, and send to the Church Society.
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Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
PO Box 9335, Oakham, Rutland LE15 0ET 0844 879 3349 www.brucewaketrust.co.uk
One-off grants towards sporting and leisure activites.
Applications related to the provision of sporting and leisure activites for physically disabled wheelchair users.
Applications only through a charitable organisation or equivalent, submitted with appropriate financial information to the address above. Fill in a form on the website.
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children - Equipment Grant Service
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Newlife Centre, Hemlock Way, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 7GFNewlife Nurse Helpline: 0800 902 0095 www.newlifecharity.co.uk/docs11/about/nurse_services.shtml
Grants for essential equipment such as: pain relieving beds, wheelchairs, communication aids, and more. Free loan of essential equipment such as beds, wheelchairs, hoists etc. Free loan of specialist toys.
Disabled and terminally ill children 18 years or under, permanently resident in the UK.
Grant applications must be supported by professionals who can specify and support the equipment needed. Downloaded or post to a family or supporting professional by calling the Newlife Nurse helpline above. Loan of specialist sensory toys can be made directly by a family.
British Gas Energy Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Freepost British Gas Energy Trust 01733 421060 www.britishgasenergytrust.org.uk
Grants to clear fuel debts, other priority bills, purchasing of energy efficient white goods and cookers, bankruptcy or debt relief costs and contributions to funeral expense arrears and in some occasions boiler repairs and replacements in England, Scotland and Wales.
Families and individuals living in need, hardship or other distress who are struggling with their gas and / or electricity debts.
Seek money/debt advice before applying to increase your chance of a successful application. Online applications or print out an application form and send to the trust. You will need to send proof of income.
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The League of the Helping Hand
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
The Secretary, LHH, PO Box 342, Burgess Hill, RH15 5AQ01444 236099 www.lhh.org.uk
One-off grants of up to £250 towards essential household items, specialist equipment and carers break (when funding allows). No grants for computers or IT equipment, except for the blind or those who are confined to their house due to disability. Unable to assist with specialist mobility equipment or building works.
Those who are living on a very low income, receiving welfare benefits, who have exhausted all other funding sources including statutory, occupational, local and specialist charities. Helps those with physical and diagnosed mental health conditions, learning disabilities and people caring for an adult or child with a disability.
Form filling and submission by a recognised social care, health, housing support, charity or other relevant agency who can vouch for the application and distribute the funds. Download a form from the website and send it with an SAE.
Mobility Trust 11
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Denise Valentine 19 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Berkshire RG8 7LR 0118 984 2588 www.mobilitytrust.org.uk
Provide powered wheelchairs or scooters for people unable to get them through statutory sources or afford to buy them. No grants are given.
People with disabilities.
By telephone or email directly by the individual or through a third party, explaining why equipment is needed, details of any disabilities and the cause of them.
Lifeline 4 Kids
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
215 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London NW6 1XJ www.lifeline4kids.org
Specialised equipment such as electric wheelchairs, mobility aids and items including specialised computers and sensory toys– see website for full details. No funding for building or garden works, fridges or cookers. No cash grants
Disabled children and young people under the age of 19.
For an individual child you should indicate the specific requirement and cost, brief factual information about the child including full name, date of birth, health condition and family name, postal and email address and contact telephone number. This should be sent via the email link [email protected]. Application forms can be emailed or posted to the applicant after following their guidelines.
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Buttle UK
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
15 Greycoat Place, London SW1P 1SB 020 7828 7311 www.buttleuk.org
Deliver or fund critical household items such as gas or electric cookers, essential household items, furniture and kitchen equipment, clothing in exceptional or emergency situations, baby equipment, fridges and freezers, washing machines, children’s beds and bedding - maximum grant £300.
Children aged 18 or under living with parents or carers. Families and young people living in crisis
On a web-based application form or request a form by email. Applications must be made by a support worker who is supporting the family or young person who is capable of assessing their needs. They should also be able to administer a grant on behalf of Buttle UK.
The Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch Foundation
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Mrs B Astle, Administrator, Heinz, Anna & Carol Kroch Foundation, PO Box 327Hampton, London TW12 9DD 02089790609
Grants to help individuals who are experiencing severe poverty and who also have ongoing medical problems. No grants for education purposes or holidays.
Individuals of any age who are in severe poverty and financial hardship, who have ongoing medical problems or have fled domestic situations.
Must be submitted by a representative of a professional organisation who is working with the client. Applications must be made by letter or email, with a supporting letter from a medical or welfare professional including full financial information and income and expenditure. Applications are generally processed each month.
EDF Energy Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Freepost EDF Energy Trust 01733 421060 www.edfenergytrust.org.uk
Help for individuals and families in need, poverty, suffering and other distress who are struggling to pay their gas and/or electricity debt, or to purchase essential energy efficient household items e.g. washing machines and cookers.
Current domestic account holders of EDF Energy
Apply online or download an application form and fill it in. You will need to send proof of income going back three months – check on the website.
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3H Fund
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Unit B2, Speldhurst Business Park, Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 0AQ 01892 860207 www.3hfund.org.uk
To help with a modest holiday. Families must organise it themselves. Grants are given for the accommodation part of a holiday and are paid to directly to the chosen venue which must be in the UK. Carers can also be awarded a grant for a holiday away from their caring role. Grants awarded are generally between £200-400
Disabled people (whether physically or mentally disabled), their families and carers, on a low income.
Applications may be made using the online enquiry form by the disabled person, by a member of their family or by a referring agency such as social services. Grants are only available in particular areas, check the website.
Carers Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
32–36 Loman Street, London SE1 0EH 0300 772 9600 www.carers.org
Essential household items such as cookers and washing machines, Short breaks, Courses to help carers to acquire new skills, and help them to return to work or overcome isolation, Driving lessons or other transport-related costs.
Carers aged 16 and over.
Applications via your local Carers Trust Network Partner. To find your nearest carers centre or scheme, call or visit http://www.carers.org
React
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
React, St Luke’s House, 270 Sandycombe Road, Kew TW9 3NP 020 8940 2575 www.reactcharity.org
Specialist, medical, or educational equipment, and home care equipment eg furniture, kitchen appliances. Respite breaks. Help with hospital and funeral expenses. Also grants available to help with travel and subsistence costs for families whose children are in hospital or a hospice
Financially disadvantaged families caring for a child with a potentially terminal illness.
Application downloadable from website or telephone. Parents and carers may apply but form must be endorsed by a medical or healthcare professional.
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Equipment for Independent Living
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Mrs Janet Hillman, Honorary Secretary, Equipment for Independent Living, 19 Flanchford Road, London W12 9ND
One-off grants towards disability equipment to help with mobility, independence and earning power, usually in the range of £100 to £1,000. No grants for equipment supplied by NHS or social services, equipment running costs, building adaptations or decorating, household equipment, holidays or computers unless used as a speech aid or to enable the individual to earn their living.
People over 16 who are disabled in the UK.
Must be submitted through a sponsor who can confirm the equipment is suitable for the individual and has knowledge of disability for example an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist or in the case of equipment related to communication, a speech and language therapist. . The professional should write to the Honorary Secretary describing the applicant’s circumstances and what equipment is needed and why. If appropriate, a full application form will then be sent out. Applications are considered in January, April, July and October.
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Roald Dahl Foundation, Montague House, 23 Woodside Road, Amersham,Bucks HP6 6AA 01494 890 465 www.roalddahlcharity.org
Grants of up to £500 are available to enable families to access a variety of support including; Respite care or family days out; play, art or music therapy sessions; peer group or counselling sessions; equipment or expenses so children can join in activities with their friends; access to social communications technology; expenses to attend a family support event or conference; payment of utility bills as a direct result of applicant’s health condition, car seats, walkers, bicycles, pushchairs, mobility chairs; specialist furniture, fittings or household appliances; beds, cots, bedding, or clothing, living expenses when a child is admitted to hospital away from the home town, travel expenses to and from hospital.
Any family in the UK with a child with a serious long-term health condition (but not cancer). The child is eligible to receive Medium or High Rate DLA (the Care component) or the Enhanced Rate for 6 of the 12 activities in the PIP, or has an equivalent level of need.The child has yet to reach their t24th birthday.
Applications through your social worker, family worker, health visitors, occupational therapist, and grant coordinator within an organization. Application via the website.
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The Family Fund Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Family Fund, 4 Alpha Court, Monks Cross Drive, YORK YO32 9WN01904 55 00 55 www.familyfund.org.uk
Help with essential items relating to the needs of the disabled or seriously ill child. Grant items include kitchen appliances, family breaks, laptops, furniture, bedding, clothing, hospital visiting costs, play equipment and many other items. Driving Ambitions grant for young people, aimed at getting them started as a driver. No grants for items which are the responsibility of the NHS or social services.
Low income families across the UK raising a disabled or seriously ill child up to age 17. See website for further details on eligibility and how to apply.
Parents, carers, young people aged 16-17 or a professional worker can apply (with parental consent). One application per household every 12 months. Telephone or apply online.
Independence at Home
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
4th Floor, Congress House, 14 Lyon Road, Harrow HA1 2EN0208 427 7929 www.independenceathome.org.uk/
One-off grantsof up to £500 to obtain mobility and transport equipment, special disability equipment eg specialist seating, hoists, home adaptations, communications equipment eg computer, phones, home repairs eg window repair, kitchen equipment, beds and bedding, general furnishings, heating grants, therapeutic toys, play equipment, removal expenses, (holidays for people with neurological conditions) Grants can only be made towards items not covered by statutory provision.
List of eligible condition on their website includes autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, global development delay, life limiting conditions, severe learning difficulties/epilepsly/arthritis/sensory impairment, Down syndrome, check website for more, who are living at home and are in financial need. No grants towards daily living expenses, debts and arrears, medical or other fees, care costs, vehicles or driving lessons.
See www.independenceathome.org.uk for instructions. Must be referred by a professional worker from health, social care or a charity that is in contact with you or your family member. When you have a referrer please ask them to go to the 'how to apply' page of this website. Please state you heard about us via Contact a Family.
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Elifar Foundation (Every Life for a Reason)
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
[email protected] www.elifarfoundation.org.uk
Grants for a variety of items including manual and powered wheelchairs, other mobility aids, specialised seating and car seats, specialised beds and sleep systems, specialised trikes, specialised holidays, sensory toys and equipment, room padding, communication aids, specialised software, hoists.No grants for items or work for which there is statutory funding, building works, garden works, ordinary computers/ laptops/ iPads, ordinary domestic items (e.g. furniture, flooring, white goods, clothing), ordinary or family holidays, therapies, goods already purchased, for deposits paid, or goods already on order, where it is deemed that the beneficiary or the beneficiary's family are capable of providing the equipment from their own resources.
Children with physical or learning disability, living at home or in residential care.
Applications can be submitted by the person in need, or a parent or care professiona, who is resident in the UK. Must be supported by evidence from a healthcare professional that the grant will make a significant improvement to the applicant's quality of life, and that funds are unavailable elsewhere. Also require financial information of the applicant (or family in the case of a minor). The applicant/proposer must source the equipment and include product information and current prices. Download applications on website.
Margaret Champney Rest & Holiday Fund – run by the Ogilvie Charities
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Ogilvie Charities, The Gate House, 9 Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ01394 388746 www.ogilviecharities.org.uk
One-off grants, in the region of £100-£200 to individuals in need to buy essential items not supplied by the statutory agencies eg beds and bedding, cookers, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and clothing. Respite holidays for carers £200-£300. Consideration given to funding family holidays in the UK if funds allow.
Those in acute poverty and carers.
In writing or email through a social worker, citizens advice bureau or other welfare agency. Include full details of weekly income and expenditure, other agencies being approached, and details of the item or break.
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The R L Glasspool Charity Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Saxon House, 182 Hoe Street, Walthamstow E17 4QH 020 8520 4354 www.glasspool.org.uk
White goods, beds and bedding, essential household items and other household goods, clothing, including school uniforms, baby needs, travel expenses for hospital visits etc. Contribution towards equipment and adaptations for people with disabilities where there has been an occupational health therapist recommendation. Vocational materials and training where there is clear evidence of an employment offer. Driving lessons/tests where there is clear evidence of an employment offer. Flooring where there is an exceptional circumstance for people with disabilities. No grants for loans; debts eg catalogues/rent and Council Tax, bursaries, project funding, research, educational grants, bankruptcy & Debt Relief Order Fees, holidays, outings and respite costs, household repairs, rent in advance/deposits, funeral costs /headstones, removal costs, equipment and adaptations that should be funded by statutory services.
People who are in need on a low income. Can only apply after having accessed local schemes of assistance or local welfare schemes that replaced Community Care grants, and other relevant charities that can be applied to.
Do not accept applications directly from individual members of the public. Have a list of organisations who can apply on behalf of individuals, eg social or health care, charities - see website for information. Applications must be made on their grants website https://www.grantsplus.org.uk/
Variety Club
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
The Grants Co-ordinator, Variety Club House, 93 Bayham Street, London NW1 OAG 020 7428 8110 www.variety.org.uk
Equipment including medical, such as monitoring equipment, feeding tubes or hoists, sensory play or mobility equipment for a nursery or playgroup. Fund the full cost of manual, powered and sports wheelchairs for children – generally August is a good time to apply as there’s no waiting list. Provide days out and trips for children. No grants for holidays, debts, running costs, salaries.
Sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people up to the age of 18 years, who are permanently resident in the UK.
Parents, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists or the child themselves can apply. Forms are on the website.
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Cerebra - Their grants scheme is closed. They hope to reopen it in July 2017 subject to a funding review in June. Check website for details
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
www.cerebra.org.uk
Fund up to 80% of the cost of equipment and services including buggies, hydrotherapy, outdoor play equipment, power wheelchairs, speech and language therapy, standing/walking frames, touch screen computers (but not iPads), therapies (including speech and language therapy) trampolines, tricycles and quadricycles, weighted blanket/vests that help make life a bit easier or more fun. No grants for assessments of any kind, driving lessons, educational items, housing adaptations or home improvements, general clothing, holidays, household items, lycra suits, motorised vehicles treatment, centres outside the UK, vehicle purchase or maintenance.
Children with neurological conditions aged 16 and under.
Parents can apply and must get a medical reference and reference from another professional working with their child, and send proof of financial income. Will need to contribute 20% yourself or prove you have funding for the remaining 20%. Will not reimburse for money already spent and always pay the suppliers directly.
Boparan Charitable Trust
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
The Boparan Charitable Trust, Colmore Court, 9 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2BJ 0121 214 9373 http://www.theboparancharitabletrust.com
Grants for wheelchairs, trikes, car seats, buggies, sensory toys, as well as some treatments and therapies. No grants for trampolines, home adaptations, holidays/short breaks – for a full list of exclusions see application pack.
Disabled children, children with life-long illnesses and those in extreme poverty up to the age of 19.
On an application form available on the website, with written confirmation by an independent professional body stating the applicant’s condition or circumstance. This letter must be on company letterhead, with contact details.
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Wish Granting Charities
Dreams Come True Charity
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Exchange House, 33 Station Rd, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7DWFreephone: 0800 018 6013 www.dreamscometrue.uk.com
Dreams Come True works with the family to realise the child’s dream.
Children and young people 2-21 years who are seriously ill or have a life limiting condition.
Anyone can nominate a child or young person for a dream. Fill out the form on the website then download an application pack at www.dreamscometrue.uk.com/62/how-to-nominate-a-child
Happy Days Children’s Charity
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Clody House, 90-100 Collington Street, Luton LU1 1RX 01582 755999 www.happydayscharity.org
Fund and organise respite breaks, holidays for young people and their families, residential trips for groups of children and young people, days out including the seaside, zoos, theme parks, safari parks and fun fairs, trips to the theatre or shows and visiting theatre performance throughout the UK.
Children aged 3–17 years with learning difficulties, physical or mental disabilities and with acute, chronic or life limiting illnesses. Also young people who have been bereaved or act as carers for a parent or a sibling.
Parents can apply for family trips, professionals can apply for days out and group outings. Call for an application form on the number above or applications for different grants are on a form on the website.
Make a Wish Foundation UK
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Head Office, 329-331 London Road, Camberley GU15 3HQ01276 40 50 70 www.make-a-wish.org.uk
Grants the wishes of children aged 3–17 years
Any child or young person aged 3 to 17, living with a life-threatening illness and who has not had a wish granted by a similar organisation.
Anyone who knows a child can make a referral by applying online or downloading and filling in a form on the website – they will ask for the child’s full medical history from their hospital consultant or GP.
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The National Holiday Fund for Sick Children
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
11 Aldwych Gardens, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 3ZH 01493 731235 www.nhfcharity.co.uk
Holidays (not grants) for children in Florida, with medical care, allowing parents/carers to have a break while the child is away. The child will be allocated a holiday with a small group of children with compatible needs.
Chronically or terminally ill children, and temporarily or permanently physically disabled children aged 8-18 years. Behaviour conditions would not normally be considered.
Apply online. When you’ve made an application they will ask for the child’s full medical history from their hospital consultant and GP.
When You Wish Upon A Star
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Futurist House, Valley Road, Basford, Nottingham NG5 1JE0115 9791 720 www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk
Fulfils the wishes of children age 2 – 16 with life threatening and terminal illnesses.
Children with life threatening and terminal illnesses between 2-16 years. The child should not have received a Wish from another Charity previously.
Parents or health professional can nominate a child for a wish by writing to them, stating the child's name, age, condition, brief medical history and accompany it with a letter from the child’s consultant confirming that the child is living with a life threatening or terminal illness to our Head Office address.
Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Rays of Sunshine, No. 1 Olympic Way, Wembley, London HA9 0NP020 8782 1171 www.raysofsunshine.org.uk
Make wishes come true for terminally and seriously ill children.
Terminally and seriously ill children between the ages of 3 and 18 in the UK.
Application form on the website. Anyone can refer a child - contact the charity for an informal and confidential discussion. Apply online or download an application pack, which must be completed by parents/guardians and be signed by the child's paediatrician.
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Starlight Children’s Foundation
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Macmillian House, Paddington Station, London, W2 1HD020 7262 2881 ext 1 www.starlight.org.uk
Grants wishes to children who must be able to choose and articulate the wish for themselves and not have received a wish from another wish granting organisation.
Seriously or terminally ill children aged 4-18 years who are UK residents.
Anyone can refer a child by completing a referral form on their website, or downloading one and returning it by post or email address. Starlight cannot accept referrals by telephone, but if you have any questions please call the number above.
Promise Dreams
Contact details
Type of grant
Eligibility criteria
How to apply
Ground Floor Edwin House, Boundary Industrial Estate, Stafford Road, Wolverhampton WV10 7EL 01902 212451 http://promisedreams.co.uk/
Grants wishes and dreams to children who are terminally or seriously ill.
Children with a terminal, life-limiting or degenerative condition, children for whom independent living is unlikely to ever be a possibility. Children must be aged 0-18 years, be UK residents and have not had a wish from them before.
Parent or legal guardian must complete an application form available on the website. Need two signed letters of support - the first must be from the child’s GP or consultant and the second can be from anyone else in a supporting role who holds a title of authority, for example the child’s Social Worker, Community Nurse, School Teacher or Physiotherapist.You will need to send in three quotes for the dream you are applying for – for more information visit the website.
Information correct January 2017 – amended November 2017. We endeavour to keep this information up-to-date but criteria may change at short notice.
Contact 209 - 211 City Road London EC1V 1JN T: 020 7608 8700 E: [email protected] contact.org.uk Contact is a trading name of Contact a Family. Charity registered in England and Wales (284912) and Scotland (SC039169). Company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (1633333). VAT registration GB 749 3846 82.
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