GRANT GUIDELINES

The Following Criteria Applies To All Applicants

– We support children with bone conditions that meet one of the following additional criteria:-

• Wheelchair dependent
• Complex health needs
• Receiving palliative care

– New applicants must be aged over 3 years and under the age of 21 and reside in England, Wales or Scotland.

– Our grant scheme for children and young people is available for the following equipment and resources –

• Cost of living / hardship grant (means-tested)
• Food voucher / home fuel payment (means-tested)
• Specialised profiling / turning beds
• Acheeva learning stations
• Supportive specialised seating
• Shower / personal hygiene trolley
• Shower chair / cradle
• Portable gantry hoists
• Molift mobile hoists
• Delichon all-terrain buggy
• Specialist trikes and sporting wheelchairs
• Stabilo vacuum posture cushions
• Therapy benches
• Winter warmer packs
• Essential white goods
• Educational resources packs
• Sensory packs and equipment ie. Fibre optics, Nanoleafs
• Adapted accessible gaming kits
• Portable smart home technology ie Amazon Alexa, Google Home, smart plugs, Hue lighting etc.
• We will also considered email applications for other specialised equipment on a case by case basis.

– We also offer inclusive family respite opportunities, these include –

• Bendrigg Trust and respite activity centre
• Our fully adapted and accessible caravans, VIP by the Sea and Hundred Acre Woods, at Shorefield Country Park, located in the New Forest. On-site facilities to include a pool hoist and changing facilities.
• Various other supportive community days out and experiences.

– Applications will be assessed at periodic meetings by a panel consisting of Trustees, Project Development Officer, Parent Ambassadors and our Grants Officer. Emergency grants will be tabled as needed.

– All email applications must include all of the following –

• Applicants name, email address and contact number.
• Young person’s full name, address and date of birth.
• An official letter from a hospital or other medical body detailing young person’s medical condition / diagnosis.
• All applications must be accompanied with a quote.
• All specialised seating applications for home use must have the endorsement of an Occupational Therapist stating postural requirements and a brief explanation on why this is cannot be statutory funded.
• All applications will include a brief description on how the equipment / resource will benefit the young person.

– All successful grants will be purchased from the supplier direct. The equipment will be delivered to you.

– Repeat applicants can only reapply after 18 months has elapsed since your last grant unless the child is terminal or under exceptional circumstances.

– All grants must be followed up with a photo and brief report AS SOON AS POSSIBLE after delivery to allow us to continue to monitor the outcomes of the grant process.

– All applications will not be successful and the trustees decision is final.

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