Deadline: 31-May-21
The Adamson Trust is now accepting applications to provide financial help with the cost of holidays or respite breaks for disabled children aged between 3 and 17 with physical, mental or emotional impairments. They can only give help for this purpose.
The conditions for receiving a grant are straightforward and should not discourage anyone from applying. There must be evidence of a disability from a medical or social services professional.
They may ask for evidence that their grants have been used for the holidays proposed in the applications.
Also, where an award constitutes a relatively small part of the cost of the holiday, the Trustees may seek assurances that the child’s family has sufficient personal or supplementary funding to cover the balance.
The work of this charity, which The Adamson Trust supports, includes running a specially adapted cottage in Carnoustie which it makes available to families with a disabled child.
The Trustees also believe that disabled children should be able to go on holiday, with or without their families. An added benefit is respite for the families.
The Trust sought to publicize itself initially through contacting local hospital departments and agencies. Then with the growth of the Internet, they developed their own website.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual families can apply and, in addition, they accept applications on behalf of groups of children, organisations and other registered charities.
- The child must be between 3 and 17, and there must be evidence of a disability from a medical or social services professional.
For more information, visit https://www.theadamsontrust.co.uk/