BBC CHILDREN IN NEED EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS AWARDS
Awards of equipment (not necessarily grants) are available to support individual children and young people across the UK who are living with living with severe poverty, a lack of basic facilities and additional pressures such as domestic violence, disability or poor health in the family.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time.
o Funder: BBC Children in Need (charity registration 1988 in England and Wales, 2008 in Scotland. Charity numbers: 802052 in England and Wales, SC039557 in Scotland. Total charitable expenditure during the year ended 30 June 2023: £39,823,000). Please note that the Emergency essential programme is being managed by Family Fund Business Services on behalf of BBC Children in Need.
o Who can apply: UK organisations that are supporting a family or young person that can make an assessment of need and is able to manage a grant.
o Key words: Disadvantaged Children and Young People Aged 18 and Under, Emergency Essentials, Equipment, Abuse, Neglect, Domestic Violence, Disability, Ill-health, United Kingdom.
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BBC Children in Need’s Emergency Essentials programme supports individual children and young people living with severe poverty, a lack of basic facilities and additional pressures such as domestic violence, disability or poor health in the family.
The programme provides items that meet children’s most basic needs such as a bed to sleep in, a cooker to give them a hot meal, clothing (in a crisis) and other items and services that are critical to children’s wellbeing. Please note that, rather than awarding a grant, the Emergency Essentials programme will provide items to meet a child or young person’s needs.
In response to increased demand for essential goods from families living with severe financial, health and social difficulties which affect children’s wellbeing, BBC Children in Need has increased its commitment to Emergency Essentials to an annual fund of £3 million.
The programme provides items for the most basic needs of vulnerable children and young people aged 18 and under who are:
o Affected by issues such as domestic abuse, substance misuse, estrangement, disability or serious illness, mental health or behavioural difficulties, abuse or neglect, and/or
o Living in severe poverty and suffering deprivation as a result.
Funding is available for essential household items, such as (please note that this may not be an exclusive list and other items may be permissible):
o Children’s beds and bedding, including cots.
o Clothing.
o Electric cookers.
o Equipment for babies.
o Fridges and freezers.
o Furniture, kitchen equipment and small appliances, and
o Tumble dryers and washing machines.
Funding is not available for:
o Adults aged 18 and over.
o Childcare/childminding/
o Children’s toys/Christmas presents.
o Children whose care is the responsibility of the local authority.
o Computers, laptops or mobile phones.
o Driving lessons.
o Families or young people not normally resident in the UK.
o Families or young people not normally resident in the UK.
o Flooring.
o Funeral costs.
o General subsistence costs.
o Holidays, school trips or play schemes.
o Household repairs/adaptations/additions.
o Items solely for the use of parents.
o Musical instruments.
o Payment of fuel/utility bills, council tax or rent.
o Payment of loans or debts, bankruptcy fees.
o Rent costs or deposits.
o Specialist medical equipment.
o Televisions, DVD or other entertainment equipment, or
o Unborn children.
The programme is now being delivered by Family Fund Business Services on behalf of BBC Children in Need. This is a referrer-only programme and applications can only be made by registered referrers, able to reach families who need the programme most. You can find out more and how to register as a referral agency on the Family Fund website.
The Family Fund Business Services aim to process applications within 10 working days.
Further information is available on the Family Fund website.
Applications may be made at any time.
Contact details for the programme are:
Emergency Essentials
Family Fund Business Services
Unit 4 Alpha Court
Monks Cross Drive
Huntington
York
North Yorkshire
YO32 9WN
Tel: 01904 550011
Email: emergencyessentials@