Grants of up to £3,000 are available to care organisations in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire that are working with people who have learning disabilities.
The Stoke Park Group Friend’s Fund is intended to continue the charitable activities previously performed by the League of Friends of the Stoke Park Group. The Fund is managed by the Quartet Community Foundation.
Applications are welcomed from care trusts/families/carers or other bodies that represent and/or support people who previously enjoyed the facilities provided by the Stoke Park Hospital Group and its outreach provisions, together with other people with learning disabilities who may have used these facilities, had they still been operating.
Beneficiaries must be living in Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire, except where an individual living outside this area has a clear historic connection with Stoke Park Hospital Group.
The Fund is particularly interested in supporting activities that:
- Provide people with a learning disability with opportunities for personal achievement, and
- Reduce the risk of social isolation by integrating people with learning disabilities into the community.
The following funding is available for activities, equipment and holiday breaks:
- Grants of up to £1,000 are available for activities that benefit a single person, and
- Grants of up to £3,000 are available for activities that benefit multiple people.
While there is no specific requirement, applicants will be expected to evidence that they have attempted to seek and secure funding from other sources.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Quartet Community Foundation website.
Applications may be made at any time.