Recent Minor Grants

 

  

  

  

  

August 2009

Vulnerable People

Action for M.E.

Provides information and support to people affected by M.E. and aims to improve lives through campaigns for more research, better treatments and services

Auditory Verbal

Provides access to auditory verbal therapy for every child in the UK with permanent hearing impairment

Christian Lewis Trust Children's Cancer Charity

A wide range of support services for children with cancer and their families

3H Fund - Help the Handicapped Holiday Fund

Organises subsidised group holidays for physically disabled people, giving regular carers a period of respite

Maytree Respite Centre

Support for suicidal people

Pets as Therapy

Provides specially trained dogs and cats in order to bring comfort and therapy to patients in hospices, hospitals and care homes

Tyddyn Bach Trust

Non-medical residential respite care and support for teenagers, children and adults, with HIV/AIDS and their families, carers and partners  

June 2009

Vulnerable People

Association for Research into Stammering in Childhood (operating as the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children)  

Providing free specialist assessments and treatment to help children (aged 2-18) from all over the UK who are severely affected by stammering.  Also research the causes and treatment of stammering.

Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)

Provides a specialist resource for people and their families in crisis following a traumatic brain injury or neurological diagnosis.  Also fund brain research and new technology to improve the survival rate for those requiring life saving brain surgery.

British Liver Trust

Aims to reduce the impact of liver disease and to help everyone affected by it, through the provision of information, support and research. 

Children's Heart Federation

Meets the needs of children and young people with congenital heart conditions and their families.

Children Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases (CLIMB)

Provides information and support on all metabolic diseases in children, adults, families, carers and professionals.

Dyspraxia Foundation

Aims to raise awareness of dyspraxia and support those affected through its telephone helpline, literature and publications and a network of local groups.  

No Panic

The relief and rehabilitation of people suffering from anxiety disorders.

Peter Le Marchant Trust

Provides day trips and longer holidays on waterways for people of all ages with any kind of disability or serious illness.

Theodora Children's Trust

Provides entertainment by sending clown doctors to sick children bringing them laughter and fun and allowing them to escape the reality of their situation.

Transplant Sport UK

Provides young people with transplant confidence and life skills through the medium of sport.

U Can Do I.T.

Provides training for blind, deaf and disabled people on how to use a computer and access the internet one to one in their own homes on their own computers.

The Ulysses Trust

Provides support to volunteer reserve forces and cadets in undertaking challenging expeditions worldwide.

Medical Research  

The Research Institute for the Care of the Elderly (RICE)

Carries out research improving knowledge of the ageing process, the use of drugs and other treatments for older people, and improving quality of life. 

Youth Opportunities

The Country Trust

Aims to teach children from deprived areas of towns and cities about the countryside.