Grants from Trust Funds
The Trusts below are administered by the St Albans Diocesan Committee for Social Responsibility.
The Committee will be pleased to receive and consider applications for grants – either for an individual or an organisation – see relevant criteria for each.
Grant applications to The Allder Trust and EHMW for over £500 should be submitted by 15th May and 15th Novembr each year, and will be considered at a meeting in the following month. Applications from or on behalf of individuals for £500 or less are welcome at any time, and will normally be considered at the next meeting of the trustees, who meet five times a year.
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THE PATRICK TRUST FUND – ‘Grants for People in Need’ – represents monies set aside for the relief of needy and necessitous persons and the care of those with disabilities in the Diocese of St Albans.
For further information regarding the criteria and application form for a grant, please go to the Patrick Trust Fund page, by selecting option from left-hand menu.
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THE CHRISTINE CANTI FUND – ‘To assist in the general work of the St Albans Board for Social Responsibility’ was established with a donation from a past Chair of the Board for Social Responsibility.
For further information regarding the criteria and application form for a grant, please go to the Christine Canti Fund page, by selecting option from left-hand menu.
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THE ALLDER TRUST – ‘To assist young women and their children, specifically in the Luton area’ – represents monies set aside for the furtherance of the charitable work towards this particular people group.
For further information regarding the criteria and application form for a grant, please go to the Allder Trust page, by selecting option from left-hand menu.
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THE EAST HERTS MORAL WELFARE FUND – ‘To promote moral welfare in East Hertfordshire’.
For further information regarding the criteria and application form for a grant, please go to the East Herts Moral Welfare Fund page, by selecting option from left-hand menu.
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The following Trust also welcomes grant applications and two (half) of the Trustees administering this fund are from within our St Albans Diocese community:
FRIENDS OF OSBORNE HOUSE – ‘offering financial assistance to those suffering hardship’.
A little background: Osborne House first opened its doors in 1979 providing overnight refuge for those without shelter. Friends of Osborne House was formed to raise money to cover costs of running the house. The house ran for around 20 years supported by money from the Deanery of Cheshunt and the ‘Friends’ trust, before having to be passed on to another charity.
The Trustees now welcome individual grant applications, relying on clergy to make cases of hardship known to them. In response to referrals, help has been given in a variety of ways, for example:
- Replacement cooker
- New pair of shoes
- Clothes for an interview
- Bicycle to attend college
- Funeral costs
- Household linen
- Kitchen equipment
- Overnight temporary accommodation
- Educational courses
