Help us to help more people across Gloucestershire

Barnwood Trust gives four different types of grants. Read on to find out more about each of them and help us to give more grants to people across Gloucestershire by sharing this email far and wide!

Grants for individuals

We provide grants to people with disabilities and mental health challenges living in Gloucestershire. 
The Wellbeing Fund enables people to live more independently, by helping with the purchase of domestic appliances, holidays, personal items, adaptions, disability-related equipment or things that might otherwise be beyond someones reach. The Opportunities Award opens the way for people to try something new which may lead to employment, volunteering or give someone the ability to help others. It can also be used to fund training or equipment that will enhance the ability to pursue a hobby or interest. For more information and application forms for both grants click here. 

 

Small Sparks grants

Small Sparks grants are for people across the county who want to get together with friends and neighbours to do things that they enjoy, benefiting the community where they live. It could be for gardening equipment to grow vegetables together, books to get a club going or maybe some wool and knitting needles for a group you are already part of.
Grants of up to £250 are available and there are no formal application forms to complete. You just need to make sure that at least one of you wanting to enjoy the activity has a disability or mental health challenge or is an older person who would like to make more friends. Click here to join our group on the You’re Welcome which has lots of handy information and stories of what people have already done with a Small Sparks grant.

Grants for organisations
Small grants of up to £750 are available to organisations in Gloucestershire who work directly to benefit the quality of life of people with disabilities and mental health challenges. Grants could be for new projects, pilot schemes or specific equipment. Grants for holidays and play schemes are also available to organisations with a proven track record of providing either for people in Gloucestershire with a disability or mental health challenge. For more information and application forms click here.

Our Annual Review

Our latest Annual Review ‘What we’ve been up to 2013 – 2014’ is now available. Have a read to find out more about the impact of our grants over the last year as well as all of the other things we have been up to at Barnwood. Click here to download a copy.