Grants for individuals in need (CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ...

[Pages:22]Grants for individuals in need (CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH)

This is a short directory of grant help available locally for people who are experiencing hardship.

For more comprehensive information go to the full directory of `Grants for Individuals in Need'. This is published annually by the Directory of Social Change. It can be purchased or you can consult it at your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

There is also a grants directory on .

PLEASE NOTE ? NEARLY ALL GRANTS MUST BE APPLIED FOR BY RECOGNISED CHARITABLE OR STATUTORY ORGANISATION ON BEHALF OF AN INDIVIDUAL

Name of fund

Eligibility

What is available

Contact details

How to apply

GENERAL (NATIONAL)

Family Action

To preserve and

Charity N0: 264713 protect the good health

(in particular mental

health) of individuals

and families and the

prevention and relief of

poverty.

Small grants to assist recuperation and independence and/or prevent problems spiralling

R. L. Glasspool Charity Trust Charity No: 214648

Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch Foundation Charity No:207622

UK individuals in need, hardship or distress. Or those who are sick, convalescent or infirm. Must demonstrate that exhausted other sources of help, e.g. Local assistance scheme / benevolent schemes People experiencing severe poverty or hardship and who have medical problems or fleeing domestic violence

Small one off grants to help to overcome short term crisis with practical support, e.g. beds, white goods clothing, travel costs

Grants for equipment, adaptations and household items

Email: grants.enquiry@.uk

Telephone: 020 7254 6251 (from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wed and Thurs)

Online

Grants Team, Second Floor, Saxon House, 182 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, EH17 4QH. 02085204354. Email: grants@.uk .uk

Online Applications must be made by eligible referring agencies.

Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch Foundation PO Box 327 Hampton London TW12 9DD Telephone: 02089790609 Email: hakf50@

By letter on organisations headed notepaper. Estimates for household goods must be based on Argos prices and include product code. Applications can only be made by professional working with an individual. No emergency assistance ? grants can take several weeks and payment is to the organisation

Newby Trust Limited Charity No: 227151

The Talisman Charitable Trust Charity No: 207173

The Vicar's Relief Fund (This is part of the St Martin's In The Field Charity No: 1156305)

Vulnerable individuals. Children, young people, elderly, disabled. Must demonstrate applied to Local Assistance first. Help to overcome crisis.

People in the UK living on a very low income for the relief of poverty.

Any vulnerable person who is homeless or at risk of being homeless or previous experience of being homeless and trying to maintain a tenancy

One of grants of up to ?250 for household essentials, furnishings, clothing, school uniforms, footwear, mobility aids.

For education, health, housing, disability related issues. Grant applications are not acknowledged and only hear outcome if successful

Small grants up to ?350 (average ?200) available within 2 days of application for household goods, to avoid eviction, help with move from temporary accommodation

newby-.uk info@newby-.uk Applications by third parties only. Cheques made payable to sponsoring organisation. Grant funds close as soon as funding for financial year used so may not always be available Mr Philip Denman, The Talisman Charitable Trust Lower Ground Floor Office 354 Kennington Road London SE11 4LD Tel: 0207 820 0254 Website: The Vicar's Relief Fund St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JH

Telephone 020 7766 1125

Online via website

Applications on sponsoring organisation's headed notepaper setting out circumstances ? see website for description

The sponsoring agency must first register online before being allowed to make an application on behalf of their client. Volunteers may not register. Online

ACTS 435 Charity No: 1131305

A national charity run at a local level by churches. Church `Advocates' apply on behalf of those in need, money is raised through a `Crowdfunding'

Grants of c. ?100 for essentials and for DRO fees. Can apply up to 3 times a year.

The office is usually open Monday to Friday from 9am until 4pm.All applications must be made online. For more information visit their website at

Cambridge Community Church, Cambridge, 14 Alpha Terrace, Cambridge CB2 9HT.Phone:01223 844415 Email: office@ Website:

Christ the Redeemer,

Applications only through the `Advocates' at the individual churches.

See website for list of all the churches involved in ACTS 435.



approach and grants are awarded to the individual.

Cambridge, Chaplain Cambridge 104 Squadron ATC, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8RL

Life Church Peterborough, Peterborough, 139b Fletton Avenue, Peterborough, PE2 8BY Phone: 01733 552227 Website:

Open Door Church, Peterborough, 73 Hallfields Lane, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, PE4 7YL Phone: 01733 708090 Email: tellmemore@ Website:

St. John the Baptist, Stanground, Peterborough, Church Street, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8HF Phone: 01733 981003

The Fens Circuit, The Methodist Church, Upwell, Upwell Methodist Church, Town Street, Upwell, PE14 9DQ Phone: 01945773567 Email: fenscircuitoffice@

The Royston Foodbank, Royston, PO Box 259, Royston, SG8 1DZ Email: info@royston..uk Website: royston..uk

GENERAL (LOCAL TO CAMBRIDGESHIRE , PETERBOROUGH & WEST NORFOLK )

Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire

Living on low income Vouchers for recycled Gerry.cano@.uk for

Local Assistance and under exceptional furniture and white goods details of your local CLAS champion

Scheme (CLAS)

pressure

and home decoration. through whom applications must be

(new scheme from

Supermarket vouchers made.

01/04/17)

for food and clothing

No applications from individuals.

Cookers

The Foundation of Women:

One off and recurrent

The Clerk to the Trustees,

Edward Storey

Aged over 40 living in grants.

The Foundation of Edward Storey,

Charity No: 203653 the county of

Occasional small

Mount Pleasant

Cambridgeshire.

pensions for those over Cambridge CB3 0BZ

60.

Telephone: (01223) 364405

Must be `financially

Amounts vary depending Email: info@.uk

unsupported' (i.e.

on need.

single, separated,

divorced or widowed)

The Ebyon Trust

Those in acute financial Makes grants to

Trustees:

Charity No: 1049453 deprivation in the

organisations for the

Mr Robert Thorndike & Mrs Carol Anne

county of

benefit of individuals in Thorndike, 10 Tennyson Avenue, St.

Cambridgeshire.

need.

Ives, PE27 6TU

Young, elderly, abused,

Tel: 01480 468998

homeless, those in

violent homes.

The Radley

County of

Small grants for essential Correspondent:

Charitable Trust

Cambridgeshire.

items only.

JENNIFER JANE WHEATLEY

Charity No: 208313 Prevention and relief of Grants to other charities 12 JESUS LANE

poverty.

or voluntary bodies (for CAMBRIDGE

Children, young people, individuals in need).

CB5 8BA

elderly, disabled.

Email: radleycharitabletrust@

Grants to other

Website:

charities or voluntary

radleycharitabletrust.wordpress.co

bodies for individuals in

m

THE FUND IS CHANGING IN APRIL 2017 ? for more information email Gerry.cano@.uk

To apply and for more information contact the Clerk to the Trustees. Email info@.uk A home visit is necessary to assess need.

Contact trustees: Mr Robert Thorndike, or Mrs Carol Anne Thorndike, Tel: 01480 468998

By letter or email from the social worker, support worker etc. The letter will outline the case of need and other funding streams that have been approached. You can contact the charity by email: radleycharitabletrust@

Cambridgeshire Children's Fund (Cambridgeshire Community Foundation) Charity No: 1103314

need. For families or young people living in crisis must be facing social welfare issues as well as financial hardship

Grants typically ?100?150 for basic everyday needs ? payment made by cheque to organisation applying

info@.uk

Stay Well Fund (Cambridgeshire Community Foundation) Charity No: 1103314 Nichol-Young Foundation Charity No: 259994

The Hunstanton Convalescent Trust Charity No: 218979

ACTS 435 Charity No: 1131305

For vulnerable families / people living in Cambs facing fuel poverty. Includes homeless people People in need who are in full time education, (with a preference for those who live in East Anglia.)

People who physically or mentally unwell living on a low income and are in need of a convalescent or recuperative holiday, with a preference for those living in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. A national charity run at a local level by churches. Church `Advocates' apply on behalf of those in need, money is raised through a `Crowdfunding' approach and grants are awarded to the

Grants up to ?300 for future heating costs ? they will not pay for historic debt

Grants up to ?500 and may be for up to five years. For books, and other costs associated with higher education, for educational trips, medical electives and other such projects. Grants ranging from ?100 to ?350 given to provide or assist towards the expenses of a recuperative holiday. The Trust can sometimes provide other items, services or facilities which will help an individual's recovery. . Grants of c. ?100 for essentials and for DRO fees. Can apply up to 3 times a year.



Nichol Young Foundation Nichol Young Trust PO Box 4757 Windsor SL4 9EE

Correspondent: MRS F WILBY 66 COLLINGWOOD ROAD HUNSTANTON PE36 5DY Tel: 01485 533788 Email: faywilby@

Cambridge Community Church, Cambridge, 14 Alpha Terrace, Cambridge CB2 9HT.Phone:01223 844415 Email: office@ Website:

Christ the Redeemer, Cambridge, Chaplain Cambridge 104 Squadron ATC, Newmarket Road, Cambridge,

Download from website at shire-childrens-fund.html

Apply online at address given ? the fund has limited resources so may not always be open for applications. Applications considered quarterly. No telephone enquiries. Application by letter. Person in need must make the application.

Applications should be submitted at least one month before the proposed holiday. The full board of trustees meet in January, June & September.

Application must be made by post on the Charity's application from.

Referral agency must make the application. Applications only through the `Advocates' at the individual churches.

See website for list of all the churches involved in ACTS 435. More churches are signing up on a regular basis.



individual.

CB5 8RL. (no contact details) The Fens Circuit, The Methodist Church, Upwell, Upwell Methodist Church, Town Street, Upwell, PE14 9DQ Phone: 01945773567 Email: fenscircuitoffice@

The Royston Foodbank, Royston, PO Box 259, Royston, SG8 1DZ Email: info@royston..uk Website: royston..uk (covers the southern part of South Cambs.)

Peterborough Peterborough Community Assistance Scheme (PCAS)

The Florence Saunders Relief-inSickness Charity (Peterborough) Charity no: 239177

ACTS 435 Charity No: 1131305

People in need on a low income or means tested benefits.

People in need who are in poor health, convalescent, or who have disabilities and live in the former city of Peterborough

A national charity run at a local level by churches. Church `Advocates' apply on behalf of those in need, money is raised through a `Crowdfunding' approach and grants

Vouchers for the Food Bank. Gas & electricity assistance for pre -pay meters. Carezone referral for second hand furniture. One off grants between ?100 and ?500 for hospital expenses, convalescence, holidays, travel expenses, electrical goods, medical equipment, furniture, disability equipment and help in the home. Grants of c. ?100 for essentials and for DRO fees. Can apply up to 3 times a year.

Peterborough Citizens Advice Bureau, 16-17 St Marks St, Peterborough, PE1 2TU. Open Mon ? Fri 9am - 4pm

MRS PAULA LAWSON, 36 TYNDALL COURT, COMMERCE ROAD PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6LR Tel: 01733 343 275. Email: paula.lawson@

Life Church Peterborough, Peterborough, 139b Fletton Avenue, Peterborough, PE2 8BY Phone: 01733 552227 Website:

Open Door Church, Peterborough, 73 Hallfields Lane, Gunthorpe, Peterborough, PE4 7YL

Only available through Peterborough CAB. You must attend in person, 16-17 St Marks St, Peterborough, PE1 2TU. Open Mon ? Fri 9am-4pm

In writing to the correspondent submitted directly or through third party. Applications considered three times a year.

Applications only through the `Advocates' at the individual churches.

See website for list of all the churches involved in ACTS 435.



are awarded to the individual.

Phone: 01733 708090 Email: tellmemore@ Website:

St. John the Baptist, Stanground, Peterborough, Church Street, Stanground, Peterborough, PE2 8HF Phone: 01733 981003

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk The Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Charity Charity No: 243864

Cambridge The Cambridge Central Aid Society Charity No: 204327

The Cambridge Community Nursing Trust Charity No: 204933

The All Saints Parochial Charities Charity No: 233606

South

People in need who live in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

One off grants up to ?300 towards furniture (such as beds), washing machines, carpets, bedding, cookers, electric scooters etc.

Veronica Stiles, Secretary to the Trustees, 54 Park Road, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5DL. (01485) 533352

For individuals in need living within 25 mile radius of Cambridge City

People in need who live in the boundaries of the city of Cambridge.

Small grants (up to ?150, but may be less) for household items, flooring, fuel and water debts, disabled children's equipment, Debt Relief Order fees etc. Grants of up to ?300 to provide extra care, comforts and special aids that are not available from other sources.

Email: secretary@ ants/

Correspondent: MRS JAN CROFT, 38 STATION ROAD, WHITTLESFORD, CAMBRIDGE CB22 4NL. Tel: 01223 835412

Relief of individuals in need, hardship or distress living in the parish of All Saints, Cambridge.

Grants or money, or providing or paying for items, services or facilities to reduce distress.

MS CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR ST. ANDREW THE GREAT CHURCH ST. ANDREWS STREET CAMBRIDGE CB2 3AX

On a form available from the Correspondent. Must be submitted by a social worker, CAB or other welfare agency. Trustees meet in March, June, September & December and application should be received in the preceding month.

Online nline-application-form/ On line applications must be made by a third party. Trustees meet fortnightly, cheques are sent to the sponsor's organisation. In writing to the correspondent: Website: cambridgecommunitynursingtrus t.co.uk Email: enquiries@cambridgecommunitynursi ngtrust.co.uk Apply in writing to the correspondent.

Cambridgeshire The Girton Town Charity Charity No: 1130272

Individuals or families living in Girton.

Prevention or relief of poverty for those in need, hardship or distress.

Grants of money to provide items, or to pay for services or facilities to help with needs related to health, disability, mobility or to broaden opportunities.

Administrator, GTC office, 22 High Street, Girton. Office hours: Tuesday-Thursday 10.00am-1.00pm Alternatively call 01223 276008 or email gtc@girtontowncharity.co.uk By application to the trustees ? must make contact to discuss request and obtain application form

John Huntingdon's Charity (JHC) (Sawston) Charity No: 1118574

The Charities of Nicholas Swallow and others (Whittlesford) Charity No: 203222

People in need living in Sawston, South Cambridgeshire.

People in need who live in the parish of Whittlesford and adjacent area.

Small grants for essential household items. Help with school uniform, trips. Occasionally help with nursery or playgroup fees. One off cash grants at Christmas; help can also be given towards hospital travel and educational costs.

Charity Manager, Mrs Jill Hayden, John Huntingdon Centre 189 High Street, Sawston, Cambridge, CB22 3HJ Tel: 01223 830599 Email: office@.uk

Correspondent: Nicholas Tufton, Clerk, 11 High Street, Barkway, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 8EA (01763) 848888

Cottenham Charities Charity No: 200586

The Shepreth Relief in Need Charity Charity No: 200996.

Residents of Cottenham in need living on low incomes or disabled.

For residents of Shepreth in need.

One off grants for household and disability items such as furniture, white goods, electric riser / recliner chair, adjustments to a disabled person's home, Lifeline installation. One off grants

Correspondent: Malcolm Dee 62, Lyles Road Cottenham Cambridge CB24 8QR Tel: 01954 250387

THE SHEPRETH RELIEF IN NEED CHARITY, 19 FOWLMERE ROAD SHEPRETH, ROYSTON, HERTS. SG8 6QL

The Stapleford Feoffee Charity

For relief of need, hardship and distress

nleeservices21@ One off grants of money Correspondent: or providing or paying for MRS JOAN BARNES, 9 ANVIL

No online applications but further information at:

Applications made by appointment with support worker from the charity. Tel: (01223) 492492 (Support Workers)

In writing to the correspondent directly.

Download the application form from the website: ocuments Return form to Correspondent. A home visit will be necessary to assess need. Email correspondent for application form nleeservices21@

By phone to discuss. Mrs Joan Barnes (01223) 842504.

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