Financial Help for Disadvantaged or Disabled Children

Financial Help for Disadvantaged or Disabled Children is sponsored by The Variety Club of Great Britain. The Variety Club can offer financial help to families of disadvantaged or disabled children towards essential household items, specialist equipment, and clothing. Eligibility depends on financial circumstances.

Organisation grants - Variety, the Children's Charity In the past, Variety has offered equipment grants to organisations supporting disadvantaged young people through informal education, positive activity, and skills development. Due to increasing needs and applications for our individual grants for wheelchairs and special equipment we are not currently open for organisation grant applications.

Equipment grants for youth organisations help young people develop social skills, team spirit and self-esteem We’ve long recognised the vital role youth clubs and other organisations working with young people play – one that schools can’t always fulfil.

They often provide a place where children and young people who need it most can go to play, learn, have fun, develop a sense of community and participation, foster peer relationships and understand the world around them. In the past, Variety has been delighted to support these organisations with the equipment they need. What equipment does Variety fund for organisations?

When we are operating our organisation grants again, we will welcome applications from youth clubs for equipment costing more than £1,000 including (but not limited to) the following: Sports, gym and games equipment Computers, printers and IT equipment Photography and film equipment Consoles, accessories and games Arts and crafts materials Musical instruments and recording equipment About 50% of applications we receive are for sports and play equipment, which enables young people to develop their fitness and social skills.

Other organisations (such as schools and charities) If your organisation is not a youth club, please contact us directly to discuss your application for equipment support. How do we apply for a grant? To be eligible for a Youth Club Grant, you must be affiliated to a national youth organisation such as Ambition, UK Youth or Association of Boys and Girls Clubs.

At present, we don’t fund uniformed organisations. You can submit an application at any time by downloading and completing the application form below before emailing it to youthclubs@variety. org.

uk . You should also include a quote for the equipment you’re applying for. Got a question?

Need to discuss a speculative application? Call our friendly grants team on 0207 428 8100 or email youthclubs@variety. org.

uk Organisation grant application guidelines and FAQs (PDF, 98KB)