Funding Round-up – Grants & Support Information for Carers (Part 2), Winter 2024

MVA offer a further collection of announcements focusing on themes of funding and support for Carers, aimed at helping charities and similar groups continue their work.

Whilst every effort has been made to provide up-to-date information, due to the varying nature and progress of public policies and other related activity, MVA do advise that some of the details below may have changed since the time of its issue and ask that readers please check with each organisation’s website for the latest news.

Information and Support from Crossroads Care Kent
Crossroads Care Kent continue to deliver their services to help Carers make a life of their own outside caring, including short breaks and young carers services.

Crossroads Care Kent is a leading Carers charity in Kent that deliver care and support for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health problems.

They work to help those who are providing care or support to a family member or friend because they are ill, elderly, frail or have a physical or learning disability; their aim is to keep loved ones and the caring unit together.

Amongst the range of services they deliver, they can offer free Short Breaks service for Carers to get much-needed recharge, as well as support, information, advice and guidance to Young Carers.

To find out more about their services, visit the Crossroads Care website. You can also contact them on 03450 956 701 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm) or by email at enquiries@crossroadskent.org.

RELAUNCHING January 2024 - Holiday Application Programme from Family Holiday Charity
Family Holiday Charity can offer breaks at holiday sites, or grants to help with the cost of a holiday, for low-income families.

Family Holiday Charity say there are lots and lots of families going through tough times who can't get away together, and The Charity work to make the biggest difference they can to as many families as possible.

They focus their holiday offers on families who:

Are on a low income
Haven’t had a holiday together in the last 4 years
Have at least one child under 18 who will go on the holiday

The organisers advise applications need to be by referral from a social worker, the applicant’s GP, or health visitor, or by a charity or other welfare agent.

At the time of writing, whilst there is no recognised deadline - suggesting this is a Continuous Rolling Programme – The Charity have stated they are relaunching their call for Holiday Applications for January 2024.

For more information and how to apply, visit the Family Holiday Charity’s website.

Funding Programme from The Family Fund (Holidays)
The Family Fund can provide grants towards the cost of holidays for families on a low income who are caring for a child with a severe disability.

Family Fund Trust is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people.

The Trust believe that all families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people should have the same choices, quality of life, opportunities, and aspirations as other families.

Beginning with those on low incomes, they work to make a difference to outcomes for disabled or seriously ill children and young people and the lives of the families raising them across the UK.

From the various services they deliver, they offer grants for different purposes; including towards the cost of holidays for families on a low income who are caring for a child with a severe disability.

At the time of writing, there was no recognised deadline, suggesting this is a Continuous Rolling Programme and applications can be accepted at any time.

For more information and how to apply, visit the Trust’s website.

Local grant giver and community support organisation Kent Community Foundation (KCF) also has services that can offer support to individuals and families in need. To find out more, you can contact KCF on 01303 814 500.

MVA continues its efforts to provide coverage of local and national news and events from the Voluntary and Charity Sector.

If you would like to see coverage of specific news or subject to help your charity, your project, your community group or enterprise, you can get in touch by email at info@mva.org.uk, you can also contact MVA via the website.