Deadline: 5-Jun-25
The Wilson Home Trust is accepting applications for its Young Adults Grant to identify the needs of young adults as they transition into adulthood.
As young adults start to identify their goals and dreams for the future, The Wilson Home Trust Young Adults grant aims to support their future aspirations and assist them through this challenging time. Below is a list of the type of support that can be applied for (this is not an exclusive list):
- Tertiary Study
- Transition Support Coordination
- Accommodation – moving out of the family home to an apartment.
- Travel
- Towards a vehicle including modifications and/or driving lessons
- Equipment including communication devices.
- Mental wellbeing
Aims
- Aims to improve the lives of children and young people with physical disabilities.
- Provides physically disabled children and young adults with enriching and enjoyable experiences.
Funding Information
- The grant is up to $3,450.00 including GST.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants can be made in respect only of children and their families (“Family” means parents, whanau, primary care givers and/or siblings) who fit the following criteria:
- Age: Children/Young Adults are age 21 or under.
- Physical disabilities are those which primarily impair function of body and/or limbs. Additional sensory (vision, hearing,) and intellectual (cognitive, behavioural, mental) disabilities may be present, but will not be the primary reason for the funds requested.
- The child or young person’s disability needs to be described in terms of the impairments, activity limitations and/or participation restrictions, as per the terms used by the World Health Organisation: “Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations”. Causes may include a range of medical diagnoses, congenital or acquired.
- Location: They must live in the Qualifying area. described by the Trust Deed for convenience only this area is described as being in the upper half of the North Island.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Items that are funded or can be by Government agencies (e.g., Accessible or Enable)
- Applications will be considered approximately every six weeks and you will be notified of the Grants Committee’s decision within approximately 3 weeks after the Closing Date.
For more information, visit The Wilson Home Trust.