Grant Profiles

Wylye Coyotes


Wylye Coyotes - based in the Wylye Valley, provide an inclusive after school club for both children with disabilities and able-bodied children from ages 3 to 11. They are the only inclusive after school club in a 30 miles radius with children from as far as Salisbury and Trowbridge.

Wylye Coyotes provide much needed respite for parents and carers and training and personal development for volunteers as a result via Business Link and Train to Gain. Our grant of £5,000 has contributed to the running costs of this fantastic project. 

If you would like further information about Wylye Coyotes Afterschool Club please visit their website http://www.wylyecoyotes.com/index.htm.

 

Spinal Injuries Association 

 

 The families of those with spinal cord injuries receive support from The Spinal Injuries Association through their Peer Support Service based at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre at Salisbury District Hospitel.

Our grant of £4,375 is supporting the costs of a Peer Support Officer providing advice and support on a range of spinal cord injury related issues. The Officer himself has a spinal card injury and was treated at the unit. This is his first employment in 17 years.

If you would like further information about Spinal Injuries Association please visit their website http://www.spinal.co.uk/.

 

    Wiltshire Police Authority Fund

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