Apply for a grant

HALC aims to give opportunities to the Capital's children and young people who experience poverty and disadvantage; have/are experiencing abuse, neglect, homelessness, violence or crime; or who have an illness or disability.

OUR 2008 APPLICATION PACKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE.

Please first read this page and check if you are eligible to apply for funding.

Then fill in the form below and we'll email you an application form.

Request HALC Application Pack

Alternatively, if you'd like to, you are more than welcome to apply for a pack by post you still can by sending an A4 SAE (with 48p stamp) to:

Capital's Help a London Child 2008 Applications, 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA.

To give you guidance on who can apply to Help a London Child:
If your group works with children and young people fitting into one or more categories in the funder statement above, then you are welcome to apply to Help a London Child for funding in 2008.

When applying for a grant, groups can request a maximum of £3,000. However we do ask organisations to be realistic in the amount they apply for; in 2007 the average award was £1,800 and 79% of awards were for under £2,000.

Our closing dates this year are:

Thursday 5th June, 5.30pm
(for any on-going, new or one-off projects from November 2008)
and
Wednesday 5th November, 5.30pm
(for any on-going, new or one-off projects from April 2009)

The 8 categories of organisations HALC funds are:

Community Groups

Playschemes and activities organised by, and equipment for, community centres, after-school clubs, residents’ associations, adventure playgrounds. Cultural activities and projects addressing the needs of children from local ethnic communities. London branches of welfare groups, ie. Gingerbread or Home-Start.

Disability & Illness Projects

Equipment, activities, and playschemes for groups supporting children and young people (C&YP) with physical and/or learning disabilities and/or special needs. Projects supporting and providing activities for Young Carers, and siblings of disabled/ill children. Support groups and activities for young people with specific illnesses, ie. cancer, sickle cell, HIV, or music and leisure projects for children in hospital or using hospice services. NB. Please note funding is not allocated to hospital equipment or treatments, or medical research.

Health & Counselling Projects

Projects for young people dealing with health issues, ie. healthy eating, alcohol, drugs, sexual health. Counselling sessions for C&YP who may, for example, have been bereaved, bullied or abused.

Language & Literacy Projects

Supplementary and mother tongue schools. Groups addressing non-statutory educational needs such as local branches of Volunteer Reading Help. Please note funding is not allocated to schools for buildings, playgrounds, books.

Playgroups & Toy Libraries

Projects offering primary play facilities to children from disadvantaged backgrounds under the age of 5.

Refuge/Homeless Projects

Organisations running refuges for children affected by domestic violence, i.e. London Women's Aid and Refuge groups. Projects focusing on homeless families with young children, and youth homelessness.

Social/Leisure Groups

Arts, drama, music, and sports clubs for less advantaged young people.

Youth

Clubs and projects focussed on young people aged 11 to 18.