Checklist

Please read through the following checklist BEFORE submitting an application:

• £150 is our average grant size, with £200 as the normal maximum. We may go higher for those sponsored by a mental health specialist.
• One grant per 12 month period unless there has been a significant change in the applicant’s circumstances (for example, moved home, separated, lost job, a major illness, a new baby born into very financially challenged home)
• Have you tried the Cambridgeshire Local Assistance Scheme (CLAS), especially for a cooker which they may pay to install?
• We do not help with rent, deposits, mortgage payments, catalogue or credit card debts, loans, fines or court costs
• In the General Background box please mention if bereavement, separation, domestic violence/abuse, physical or mental infirmity are relevant. If the applicant is not in work, please indicate why
• If the client is moving please tell us when and whether the address you give is the current or future one
• Please be clear where you want a cheque or store card delivered to (normally to you at the organisation address, not the client unless specifically agreed by us and the applicant has a secure letterbox)

Other Charities to consider that may be able to help:

• Besom – kitchen packs, bedding packs, curtains, furniture, children’s clothes, free of charge
• Besom Cambridge: thebesomincambridge@gmail.com 01223 246438
• Besom Histon & Impington: besomHI@gmail.com 07591 194880
• Little Bundles – baby equipment and clothing (up to age three), free of charge little_bundles_referrals@outlook.com

See Online Application Form Here.

Here are some links that you may find useful:

• Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
• Cambs Local Assistance Scheme
• The Red Hen Project
• GrowKids Cambridge
• Edward Storey Sheltered Accommodation