Family Fund
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Family Fund is a UK based registered charity
for disabled children and their families. The Chief Executive of this charity is Derek Walpole.
Formed in 1973 by the UK Government to give practical help to families with severely disabled and seriously ill children under the age of 16. For over 20 years the Family Fund operated under the wing of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
but in 1996 became an independent charity.
The charity aims to help families with severely disabled children and young people aged 17 and under to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life by giving grants to families on the lowest of incomes to help relieve the stress of every day life.
The charity operates under its own definition of severe disability and income criteria. The charity aims to help eligible families once every year with grants for things that make life easier and more enjoyable for the disabled child, young person and their family - items such as washing machines, driving lessons, computers and holidays.
The national governments of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales provide the charity's main income, as part of their commitment to disabled children and young people. The charity is the UK's largest grant giving organisation and currently helps around 55,000 families in the UK with around £33 million in grants a year.
The charity also campaigns for the rights and justice for all disabled children and their families and are active members of Every Disabled Child Matters
, For Scotland's Disabled Children, Disabled Children Matter Wales and Children with Disabilities Strategic Alliance, Northern Ireland.
Charitable organization
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for disabled children and their families. The Chief Executive of this charity is Derek Walpole.
Formed in 1973 by the UK Government to give practical help to families with severely disabled and seriously ill children under the age of 16. For over 20 years the Family Fund operated under the wing of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a British social policy research and development charity, that funds a UK-wide research and development programme. It seeks to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice...
but in 1996 became an independent charity.
The charity aims to help families with severely disabled children and young people aged 17 and under to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life by giving grants to families on the lowest of incomes to help relieve the stress of every day life.
The charity operates under its own definition of severe disability and income criteria. The charity aims to help eligible families once every year with grants for things that make life easier and more enjoyable for the disabled child, young person and their family - items such as washing machines, driving lessons, computers and holidays.
The national governments of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales provide the charity's main income, as part of their commitment to disabled children and young people. The charity is the UK's largest grant giving organisation and currently helps around 55,000 families in the UK with around £33 million in grants a year.
The charity also campaigns for the rights and justice for all disabled children and their families and are active members of Every Disabled Child Matters
Every Disabled Child Matters
Every Disabled Child Matters is a political campaign based in England with the aim of improving rights for disabled children and their families. The stated campaign objectives focus on issues such as poverty, education, access to government services and inclusion...
, For Scotland's Disabled Children, Disabled Children Matter Wales and Children with Disabilities Strategic Alliance, Northern Ireland.