Doncaster Lions Club
PO Box 254
Doncaster
DN4 5NE
Tel: 0871 242 3237
Fax: 0871 242 3237
E-mail: info@doncaster-lions-club.org.uk
Website: www.doncaster-lions-club.org.uk
Contact: Apply in writing only
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John William Chapman Trust
c/o Jordans Solicitors
4 Priory Place
Doncaster
DN1 1BL
Contact: Apply in writing only
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Association
S.S.A.F.A. - Forces Help
Scarborough Barracks
Sandford Road
Doncaster
DN4 8PL
Tel: 01302 855 518
Contact: By phone only to Mr Howard Jones
For servicemen, ex-servicemen and their families. For wheelchairs etc. - must prove that no other funding is available or a very long waiting period. Means tested - people with savings in excess of £3,000 not usually granted any help.
NO visits. Thank you.
Cantley Poor's Land Trust
c/o 30 Selhurst Crescent
Bessacarr
Doncaster
DN4 6EF
Tel: 01302 530 566
Contact: Through writing to Mrs Margaret Jackson
(Cantley and Branton area only).
All the above are means tested (Available only to people on very low income e.g. Income Support).
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Family Fund
Unit 4
Alpha Court
Monks Cross Drive
Huntington
York
YO32 9WN
Tel: 0845 130 4542
Fax: 01904 652 625
Textphone: 01904 658 085
E-mail: info@familyfund.org.uk
Website: www.familyfund.org.uk
Helps families caring for children aged 16 and under who are severely disabled or seriously ill.
Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation
C.I.S.W.O.
The Yorkshire Coalfield Resource Centre
Thornicroft
Halfpenny Lane
Pontefract
WS8 4AY
Tel: 01977 706 846
Fax: 01977 700 335
For miners, ex-miners and their families.
Armthorpe Poor's Estate Charity
c/o 32 Gurth Avenue
Edenthorpe
Doncaster
DN3 2LW
Tel: 01302 882 806
Contact: Mr. Frank Pratt (Clerk to the Trustees)
For individuals and organisations providing help and services for the people of Armthorpe who are in need only .
Severn Trent Trust Fund
FREEPOST RLZE-EABT-SHSA
Sutton Coalfield
West Midlands
B72 1TJ
Tel: 0121 355 7766
Fax: 0121 354 8485
E-mail: office@sttf.org.uk
Website: www.sttf.org
Eligibility: People who receive water/sewage from Trent Water Ltd who are unable to afford to pay.
Referral: Preferably via a qualified money advisor. Written application form.
Cost: Free
Mobility Trust
50 High Street
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG8 7LR
Tel: 01488 686 335
Fax: 01488 686 336
E-mail: mobility@mobilitytrust.org.uk
Contact: By phone or letter
Eligibility: Cannot obtain a powered wheelchair/scooter through statutory sources or purchase such equipment. Must have had an assessment by a healthcare professional, usually a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
Referral: An application form can be obtained from Mobility Trust.
Cost: Free
Yorkshire Water Community Trust
Freepost BD3074
Bradford
BD3 7BR
Tel: 0845 124 2426
Fax: 01274 262 265
E-mail: info@ywct.org.uk
Website: www.ywct.org.uk
Contact: By phone or letter
Eligibility: Domestic Water Service charges arrears (with Yorkshire Water). At least one other PRIORITY debt arrear. NOT received allowance from the Trust within the last 2 years.
Referral: An application form will be sent to you.
Cost: Free
Charis Grants
P.O Box 42
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
Tel: 01733 421 050 - information
Tel: 01733 421 060 - application form request
Tel: 01733 421 021
E-mail: admin@charisgrants.com
Website: www.charisgrants.com
Charis currently administer four major Utility Trust Funds:
The British Gas Energy Trust (including Scottish Gas Energy Trust), The EDF Energy Trust, The Anglian Water Trust Fund, The EOS Foundation.
Contact: By phone, letter or e-mail via Charis Grants
Eligibility: Domestic customer of British Gas, Scottish Gas etc who has energy debts. Grants are available to meet those debts or, in some cases, help with other household bills and costs.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG's)
A disabled facilities grant may be available to provide facilities and adaptations to help disabled people to live as independently and comfortably as possible in their own homes. It must NOT be assumed that a client will automatically qualify for a grant, as they are means tested. A ceiling of £30,000 will be put on each disabled facilities grant, irrespective of the applicant assessed contribution. The Housing Authority pays for the grant, but has to consult with the Social Services Department to find out if you need the adaptation or equipment and whether it will be appropriate for you. The Council must give you a decision in writing within six months of receipt of a completed valid application and of any additional information they may require.
Examples of the type of work are:
- To make it easier to get in and out of the home by widening doors and installing ramps.
- To make the home safer for the disabled person and people in the household by providing a specially adapted room where it would be safe to leave a disabled person unattended or improve lighting for better visibility.
- To provide or improve access to the bathroom, kitchen and toilet, washbasin and bath or shower facilities by installing a stair lift or providing a downstairs bathroom.
- Adapt heating or lighting controls so that they are easier to use.
For further information see factsheet "Disabled Facilities Grants" or call DIAL Doncaster. We can provide more from our files and our computerised information system.
DIAL Doncaster does not endorse any product or service offered in this factsheet.
DIAL Disclaimer
Whilst all the information given in this fact sheet was correct at the time of going to press,
DIAL Doncaster cannot be held responsible for any subsequent changes.
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