People in need who live in East Anglia and are experiencing or have experienced a legal restriction on their liberty, and their families. Namely offenders, ex-offenders or people who are at risk of offending.
Eligibility
People in need who live in East Anglia and are experiencing or have experienced a legal restriction on their liberty, and their families. Namely offenders, ex-offenders or people who are at risk of offending.
Exclusions
Grants are not given towards payment of debts, fines, legal costs or hire purchases.
Type of grants
One-off grants towards rehabilitation and education. Grants usually range from £10 to £70. Sums of money are not usually paid direct, but itemised bills will be met directly. If items can be reclaimed from either housing benefit or returnable deposit, this must be considered.
Applicants will usually already be supported by, or are known to, ACT and should have exhausted all possible sources of statutory funds.
The areas that will be supported are:
- education and/or training
- basic equipment/tools
- furniture
- moving into new accommodation
- clothing to enable people to seek employment/return to work
- others on merit.
Applications
In writing to the correspondent. All applications must be supported by a probation officer or other professional person and are considered quarterly.
Other information
For this entry, the information relates to the money available from ACT. For more information on what is available throughout East Anglia, contact the correspondent.
Grant provided by: Anglia Care Trust
Contact Details
65 St Matthew’s Street
Ipswich
Suffolk IP1 3EW
Telephone: 01473 213140
Email: admin@angliacaretrust.org.uk
Website: www.angliacaretrust.org.uk