Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Wilson Home Trust’s (WHT) Emergency Grant program is now open for applications to enhance the life of a child or young person who has a disability.
This can be to assist families who are in exceptional circumstances and needing urgent support in times of a crisis or emergency at the discretion of the Trust Manager. Eligible families or a social worker that is working with the family may apply for an emergency grant.
Purpose
- The overall purpose of The Wilson Home Trust is to provide care and rehabilitation to “Children with Physical Disabilities” living in the “Qualifying Area” (being “eligible children”) and to provide respite and assistance to their “Families” and to work within the community living in the Qualifying Area to further such objectives.
Aims
The Wilson Home Trust grants scheme:
- aim to improve the lives of children and young people with physical disabilities
- provide physically disabled and children with enriching and enjoyable experiences
- enhance the quality of life of children or young person with a physical disability
Funding Information
- $2,000 Individual applications are capped at $1,000 plus GST
Ineligible Projects
- Cash
- Rental bond payments
- Hire Purchase payments
- Personal loan payments
- Mortgage payments
- Retrospective purchases – items / services that have already been purchased and paid for
Eligibility Criteria
- Have a disability that is primarily physical – Physical disabilities are those which primarily impair function of body and / or limbs. Additional sensory (vision, hearing) and intellectual (cognitive, behavioral, 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.
- Be younger than 22 years
- Live in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand.
- The family has a need for financial assistance.
- Ethnicity: They request information in the application form about the child / young adult’s ethnicity because they are required to report on ethnicity ensuring there is a focus on Maori and Pacific communities to reduce health inequities.
For more information, visit WHT.