Manchester-based voluntary groups and organisations working with severely disabled children are being offered grants of up to £5,000 from The Community Foundation, through the Manchester Aiming High Fund.

The grant enables organisations to provide short breaks and activities to disabled children including social and sporting activities, play schemes, pre-school groups and youth clubs. It has been been set up by the Community Foundation for Greater Manchester working in partnership with 4CT Limited and Manchester City Council.

Gill Green, Community Foundation Programme Manager for the fund, comments: “this fund is a great support to organisations that work with disabled children and young peple and offers them the opportunity to provide quality, short break experiences that will not only enable fun and engaging activities for the children but also provide a substantial break for the parent”.

The fund can cater for opportunities that will last from a couple of hours to a full days activity and offers disabled children and young people the opportunity to gain new experiences, make friends and have fun with their peers.

For Wythenshawe, South and Central West districts that would like further information contact the Community Foundation on 0161 214 0940 or email enquiries@communityfoundation.co.uk

For North East, North West and Central East districts that would like further information contact 4CT Limited on 0161 230 1420 or email info@4ct.org.uk