The Dorset Children’s Foundation supports disabled children and young people in Dorset and Bournemouth, with a strong emphasis on meeting immediate practical and emotional needs. It funds specialist equipment, counselling, inclusive activities, and memorable family experiences, often stepping in where a specific child or family has a clear, needs-based request. Its giving is local and highly personal, aimed at improving day-to-day life and quality of life rather than large institutional programs.
Small to mid-range, needs-based grants and direct support, with awards varying by case; funding can cover individual equipment, therapy, accessible activities, or family trips. The application process appears to be direct and locally focused rather than broad, open-ended institutional grantmaking.
Applicants should be based in Dorset/Bournemouth and clearly show how the request directly improves a disabled child’s physical, emotional, or family wellbeing. Emphasize specific costs, why other funding sources are unavailable, and how the item or activity will make an immediate difference; the foundation appears to prioritize direct need over general operating support.
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Current and upcoming funding from The Dorset Children's Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applications are invited from parents/carers, medical professionals, voluntary groups and other charitable organisations supporting disabled children and young people and their families in the local area. The charity focuses on children with any form of disability and the impact on physical health, emotional strain and social isolation.
Who can apply: Applicants: parents/carers, medical professionals, voluntary groups and other charitable organisations supporting disabled children. Specific child eligibility criteria available in the foundation's 'Child Eligibility and Support Criteria' document linked on the site.
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