Grants and Financial Support
The following organisations and charities offer financial assistance to families of
special needs children. Grants and funding offered may be for anything from
disability equipment to accessible holidays, respite care or daily living aids. Each
charity aims to help families with disabled children financially as well as providing
support and often guidance. You can also click the button below to browse through
Children's wishes organisations, who grant once in a lifetime experiences to disabled
children.
Children's Wishes Organisations
Caudwell Charitable
Trust
BDF Newlife Child and
Family Grant Service
Minton Hollins, Shelton Old Telephone - 08700 707020
Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4
Email 7RY
info@bdfnewlife.co.uk
Telephone - 0845 3001348
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Equipment grants and
Provide equipment,
support services
treatment & therapies for
sick & disabled children
Happy Days Children's
Charity
3rd Floor, Clody House,
90-100 Collingdon Street
Luton, Bedfordshire LU1
1RX
Telephone - 01582 755999
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The Family Fund
PO Box 50, York YO1 9ZX
Helpline - 0845 1304542
Fax - 01904 652625
General grants & funding
for disabled children
16 Mortimer Street,
London W1P 3JL
Telephone - 020 7436
3304
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147a Camden Road,
Tunbridge Wells TN1 2RA
Telephone - 01892
547474
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Holidays for disabled
people and respite for
carers
Children's Country
Holiday Fund
42-43 Lower Marsh,
London SE1
Telephone - 020 7928
6522
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Residential activity &
respite breaks that allows
children aged 7-11 to
escape the traumas of their
everyday life ( for Siblings/
Young carers)
Holidays and days out for
families with disabled
children
Family Holiday
Association
3H Fund
Family Action
The Grants Officer,
501-505 Kingsland Road,
Dalston, London E8 4AU
Telephone - 020 7254
6251
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Disabled Facilities
Grants, Renovations and
Minor Works Guide from
RADAR
12 City Forum, 250 City
Road, London EC1V 8AF
Telephone - 020 7250
Grants to access holidays
& recreational activities
HELP ( Holiday Endeavor
for Lone Parents)
Welfare & daily living
grants for vulnerable
families
3222
Home adaptations and
facilities grants for families
of disabled children
MoMo Helps Fund
Charity set up by Mo
57 Owston Road, Carcroft, Mowlam to enable families
Doncaster DN6 8DA
to have a much needed
Telephone - 01302
break.
728791
Telephone - 01623 650000
Subsidised holidays in the
UK for single parents and
their children
Grants for respite care &
support for families with
disabled children
The Handicapped Childrens Action Group
This organisation provides specialist equipment for children with disabilities, learning
difficulties and other special needs. An organisation aimed at parents who require
financial assistance for children's special needs equipment.
Contact the Handicapped Children's Action Group by visiting www.hcag.org.uk or
call 0208 594 4100
Disability Specific Organisations Information & Support
These organisations are all charitable or 'not for profit' and offer help, support and
advice for parents and carers, as well as being an excellent source of information.
UK Disability Organisations
Action for Sick
Children
Argyle House,
29-31 Euston Road,
London NW1 2SD
Telephone - 0171
8332041
ACT
Orchard House,
Orchard Lane,
Bristol BS1 5DT
Telephone - 0117
9221556
MENCAP
123 Golden Lane,
London EC1Y 0RT
Telephone - 0171
4540454
Birth Defects
Foundation
Martindale,
Hawks Green,
Cannock,
Staffs WS11 2XN
Telephone - 01543
468888
Speech and Language Disabilities
Association for
I CAN
British Stammering
Speech Impaired
4 Dyer's Buildins,
Association
an inclusive play
Children
Holborn,
15 Old Ford Road,
organisation
Fair Play Barnet, St
2nd Floor,
London EC1N 2QP
Bethnal Green,
Joseph’s Pastoral
50/52 Great Sutton
Telephone - 0870
London E2 9PJ
Centre, St Joseph’s
Street,
0104066
Telephone - 020 8983
Grove, Hendon,
London EC1V 0DJ speech and language
1003
London NW4 4TY
Telephone - 020 7490
difficulties
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Telephone 020 8203
9410
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Email
Fair Play Barnet is
office@fairplaybarnet.or
g.uk
http://www.fairplaybar
net.org.uk/
Learning Disabilities
British Dyslexia
Association
98 London Road,
Reading RG1 5AU
Telephone - 0118
9668271/2
The Dyslexia
British Institute of
Royal College of
Institute
Learning Disabilities
Speech and
Information and
Green Street,
Language
resources for parents
Kidderminster
Therapists
and training courses Worcestershire DY10
2 White Hart Yard
for teachers.
1JL
London SE1 1NX
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Telephone - 01562 Information Line 020
723010
7378 3012/3
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(Monday-Friday 9am1pm)
General tel: 020 7378
1200
Deaf and Blind Organisations
Royal National
National Blind
National Deaf
British Deaf
Institute of the Blind Children's Society
Children's Society
Association
(RNIB)
Nat West Bank
15 Dufferin Street,
1-3 Worship Street,
105 Judd Street,
Chambers,
London EC1Y 8PD
London EC2A 2AB
London WC1H 9NE
Victoria Street,
Telephone - 020 7490 Telephone - 020 7588
Telephone - 020 7388 Burnham on Sea TA8
8656
3520
1266
1AN
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Telephone Helpline - Telephone - 01278
0845 7669999
793792
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Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy
National Society for
Epilepsy
Chesham Lane,
Chalfont St Peters,
Buckinghamshire SL9
0RJ
Telephone - 01494
601300
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British Epilepsy
Association
Anstey House,
40 anover Square,
Leeds LS3 1BE
Telephone - 01532
439393
Cerebral Palsy
British Institute for
Helpline
Brain Injured
PO Box 833,
Children
Milton Keynes MK12
Knowle Hall,
5NJ
Bridgwater,
Telephone - 0808 800 Somerset TA7 8PJ
333
Telephone - 01278
684060
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Autism and Behavioural Organisations
Autism Treatment
Trust
29A Stafford Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7BJ
Scotland
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TreeHouse
The Pears National
Centre for Autism
Education
Woodside Avenue
London
N10 3JA
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Challenging
Behaviour
Foundation
32 Twydall Lane,
Gillingham,
Kent ME8 6HX
Telephone - 01634
838739
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National Autistic
Society
393 City Road,
London EC1V 1NG
Telephone - 020
78332299
Helpline - 0845 070
4004
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Congenital and Genetic Disorders
Association for
Spina Bifida &
Hydrocephalus
ASBAH House,
42 Park Road,
Peterborough PE1
2UQ
Telephone -01733
555988
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Cystic Fibrosis
Jeans for Genes
Down's Syndrome
Trust
1st Floor,
Association
11 London Road,
Macmillan House,
155 Mitcham Road,
Bromley,
Paddington Station,
Tooting,
Kent BR1 1BY
London W2 1FT
London SW17 9PG
Telephone - 020 8464 Telephone - 020 7199 Telephone - 020 8682
7211
3300
4001
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Siblings of children with special needs : Sibling and Young Carer Support
Organisations
Barnardo's
Barnardo's runs projects to support young carers and their families in a variety of
ways. They provide opportunities for young carers to take a break from their caring
responsibilities, spend time with other young carers and share experiences.
Genetic Interest Group
They do a great free resource pack for siblings of children with a genetic disorder
that can be downloaded or requested by post. "Genetics? What's it got to do with
me?"
(020) 7704 3141
sibs.org.uk
SIBS is a UK charity for people who grow up with a disabled brother or sister. They
support siblings who are growing up with or who have grown up with a brother or
sister with any disability, long term chronic illness, or life limiting condition. An
excellent site with all sorts of information.
youngcarers.net
A website for young carers including siblings with excellent support and information
sections such as "How I feel" and "Who can help me?" with interactive videos
KIDS
The KIDS charity provide Sibling and Young Carers Projects to provide support for
children and young people who have a brother or sister who is disabled.
BUDDIES
A not for profit organisation part of the Dimensions charity, providing camping and
short breaks in school holidays for children with disabled siblings.
siblinks.org
An online support network for siblings of children with cancer.
Special Needs Books
A website selling books and resources written especially for siblings of children with
special needs and disabilities.
childrenssociety.org.uk
Information about Young Carers and projects. They help vulnerable & disadvantaged
young people, including children in care. We give a voice to disabled children and
provide relief for young carers.
Useful Web Sites for Parents
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www.childnet-int.org - A non-profit making organisation working directly with children,
parents and teachers to ensure that the issues of online child protection and
children’s safe and positive use of the internet are addressed. Childnet International
produce an online CD guide specifically for parents KnowITAll - www.childnetint.org/kia/

www.thinkuknow.co.uk - The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
Centre has set up its own educational website which has been designed and written
specifically for children, young people, teachers, parents and carers.

www.getsafeonline.org/ A beginners guide to using the Internet safety, including a
quiz and some video tutorials about how to ‘stay safe’ on-line.
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www.kidsmart.org.uk/ - Kidsmart is an award winning internet safety website for
parents and those working with children. It has been developed by the children's
internet charity Childnet International and has excellent information on many of the
technologies used by children, with guidance on how to ‘stay safe’ online.

http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2011/10/advice-for-parents/ - Managing your Media Good Ofcom online safety video and guide for parents/carers
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www.bullying.co.uk - One in five young people have experienced bullying by text
message or via email. This web site gives advice for children and parents on
bullying.

www.chatdanger.com/ - This website is about the potential dangers with interactive
services online like chat, IM, online games, email and on mobiles. It provides
information, advice, true stories and games. The resource page also contains a
number of links to other useful websites.
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http://parents.vodafone.com/ - Vodafone have developed this website in conjunction
with mumsnet. It is very accessible and provides information and guidance to
parents with understanding their child’s digital world and get more involved. There is
even an on-line test to see how much you know!