Charities that can help

Below you will find a range of charities able to help with providing specialised equipment, funding for activity, one-off grants, for children young people and their families. If you are aware of others you would like to share with colleagues via this website, please send to:- alan.farmer@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Buttle UK - Chances for Children grants provide a package of support for children and young people including kinship care arrangements, domestic abuse, estrangement, physical and mental ill health, and substance abuse

Children Today - Grants: vital specialised equipment for families in need, aiming to give children independence and quality of life

Counselling Service (Redlands Community) - the service is provided on an affordable contributions basis to those on a low income

Family Action - Small grants programme focuses on two areas, Welfare and Education

Leonardo Trust - Help for Carers living in Dorset. Funding for respite, short breaks, home services, home improvements

M acdonald Trust - One-off grants to people of any age living in Dorset, who are in financial hardship and unable to obtain funding from statutory sources

Turn2Us - Benefits Calculator. Grants search tool. Limited grants available