Grant awards news – November 2009 - Barnwood Trust

Grant awards news – November 2009

Barnwood Trust has awarded a grant of £4,000 to the Thomas Morley Trust to provide new sails for the sailing dinghies at Whitefriars Sailing for the Disabled, Cirencester.

Whitefriars keep at least four special dinghies for use by people with disabilities – one of which was purchased with the help of a grant from us in 2005.

At the same meeting in August 2009, grants were awarded to:

Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind £22,585 over three years to support their new Care Homes Liaison Project. This project will work with 120 registered care homes in the county, providing advice, training and support to staff on sight-related issues with the aim of encouraging independence and improving the quality of life of their blind and partially-sighted residents. They intend to employ a Care Homes Liaison Officer to provide low-vision awareness to staff, produce guidelines to help staff recognise signs of visual impairment, ensure that all communications are accessible to the blind and partially-sighted and provide a point of contact and literature for staff seeking information and advice.

Great Oaks Dean Forest Hospice £25,000 over three years towards the nursing and medical costs of severely disabled patients who use the hospice day care service. These patients are wheelchair users who need special equipment and care, in addition to that normally provided to patients at the hospice. Great Oaks has been providing supportive care to people in Gloucestershire with life-limiting illnesses and their families since 2002.

Newent Association for the Disabled £10,962 to provide a bathing attendant for one year

Fair Shares Gloucestershire £50,000 over two years to support a volunteering scheme for families with disabled children

GL11 Community Project £16,100 for a pilot project working with dementia patients to produce an anthology of poetry

At our November 2009 Grants Committee meeting financial support was awarded to:

Crossroads Care, Forest of Dean £4,000 to continue the Friday Friendship Club

Lydcare £30,000 over three years to continue an Advocacy and Benefits Advice service

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust £10,000 towards setting up an Enriched Opportunities Programme for older people with dementia and mental health problems at St Oswald’s Village

People and Places in Gloucestershire £30,000 to set up and evaluate a pilot Kitchen Challenge project for people with mental health problems

Artiephartie £11,500 to continue a successful pilot of a new theatre group for adults with learning disabilities

The Magic Bean Company £14,160 revenue funding for two terms for students with a learning disability

Armonico Consort £5,000 to set up music and drama workshops for pupils of Milestone School

Fair Shares Gloucestershire £4,780 to fund the evaluation of their project to support families and disabled children through the time banking scheme

Home Farm Trust Ltd £16,200 towards two specialist bathrooms at Frocester Manor

Prison Health Care Centre (Gloucestershire Care Services) £8,180 to furnish and equip a new group therapy and association room for people with severe mental health problems

Posted: November 2009

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