Deadline: 5-Jun-25
The Wilson Home Trust is accepting applications for its Equipment and Activity Grant to support families to acquire equipment, services or offer experiences that will enhance the life of the child or young person who has a physical disability.
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
- This grant is capped at $5,750 including GST for each child/young person that qualifies from birth to 21 years old.
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.