Grants Available for Families

Supporting a child with a vision impairment in Northern Ireland

  • Family Fund Your Opportunity – financial assistance for disabled people aged 18-24 in Northern Ireland. Your Opportunity: Help for 18-24 year-olds - Family Fund

  • NI Direct - Make the Call service. Advice service to ensure that you get all the benefits, services and support you are entitled to. Website is Make the Call Service - nidirect Email - makethecall@dfcni.gov.uk or phone 0800 232 1271

  • Housing Rights Independent housing advice and information on homelessness, housing options and renting privately. Website is Housing Advice NI phone number is 028 9024 5640 Textphone: 028 9026 7927

  • Society of St Vincent De Paul can provide emergency food relief food parcels and signposting to other services. Website SVP Northern Ireland - Society of St. Vincent de Paul or phone 028 9035 1561

  • Salvation Army can provide emergency food relief as a one off for people in crisis. Phone 028 9032 9429 or website Support for everyone - The Salvation Army

  • NI Housing Executive NI Energy Advice Free advice on saving energy in your home, energy efficiency grants and oil buying clubs. Website The Housing Executive - Community (nihe.gov.uk) email NIenergyadvice@nihe. gov.uk or phone 0800 111 4455

  • Emergency Essentials Grants for White goods, household items are currently opened. You must apply through a professional referrer. Angel Eyes NI is a registered referrer, please contact Kerrie to apply via email kerrie.cartmill@angeleyesni.org

    You can also contact one of the team on 07775873072 or info@angeleyesni.org

  • Tech for All Guide Dogs: www.guidedogs.org.uk/techforall provides technology and sensory equipment, and advice for families.

  • Lending resource library Resource Library : Mae Murray Foundation lending equip or toys for period of time.

  • Caudwell Children Toys Get Sensory Packs currently covers 100% cost, usually 80% currently do not have to pay anything.

  • Hospital Saturday Fund Apply for a grant – Hospital Saturday Fund Individual grants for specialised aids e.g. swimming goggles but they may not cover full cost.

  • Newlife equipment Equipment Grants – newlifecharity funds specialised equipment, wheelchairs, trikes can be processed quite fast.

  • Newlife Sensory toys Play Therapy Pods – newlifecharity sensory toys.

  • TTS | School Supplies for Primary, Secondary & Early Years (tts-group.co.uk) Almost all products on online store which is excellent for toys and resources.

  • Application Process | Applying for a Wheelchair | Whizz-Kidz trikes, wheelchairs.

  • BBC Give a Laptop Business in the Community Northern Ireland : www.bitcni.org.uk/programmes/digital-donations-appeal/ Laptop and internet NI specific.

  • The Powell Family Foundation provide grants to blind and vision-impaired children, young people and adults aged 25 and under. They aim to create opportunities for blind and vision impaired children and young people to reach their full potential. Please follow this link to access their website - The Powell Family Foundation - Blind/Vision-Impaired Child Grants (tpff.org.uk)

Please click into the links for more information on how to apply. For support from the team you can email:

Kerrie Cartmill on kerrie.cartmill@angeleyesni.org