Hi everyone! First post, so please be extra kind! I have 2 disabled sons - eldest (18) has Aspergers & other problems, youngest is Autistic Spectrum and extremely anxious about everything - so much so that he will only leave the house very occasionally with me (he is 13). We could really really do with a holiday, but all efforts to get youngest to agree to going on one have failed - until now. He really wants to go to Norway & see the Northern Lights, but there is no way I could afford something like that - does anyone have any ideas of grants available for something like that? We had a computer from Family Fund this year already.

Thanks lovely people

the best help i can offer is someone else's http://www.parentsofdisabledchildren.co....-6309.html there are quite a few there to try out, not tried any of them so dont know how much they would help with but its worth a go
corinne

HI. not sure if your area does them, but i am in oxfordshire and we were given a carers respite grant for £750 is was brilliant we just had to keep the recipets and send them back. we just had to be reffered by the gp it was all very easy. hope this helps. Zilah

(10-13-2011 08:02 AM)emerald66 Wrote:  Hi everyone! First post, so please be extra kind! I have 2 disabled sons - eldest (18) has Aspergers & other problems, youngest is Autistic Spectrum and extremely anxious about everything - so much so that he will only leave the house very occasionally with me (he is 13). We could really really do with a holiday, but all efforts to get youngest to agree to going on one have failed - until now. He really wants to go to Norway & see the Northern Lights, but there is no way I could afford something like that - does anyone have any ideas of grants available for something like that? We had a computer from Family Fund this year already.

Thanks lovely people

hi im on 1st time ever i think the merlin magic wand was wonderful they helped me with a trip to one of their attractions london eye and madamme tussauds, the application was very easy online and my children really enjoyed it please apply today and they process applications really quickly too. We are thinking of visiting a theme park resort for our next one fingers crossedXXXX

Hiya. Merlons magic wand covers all merkin attractions. For something like the northern lights have you tried family fund? They do Thomas cook vouchers and first time applications tend to get more. Theirs no specific amount they give as its a charity and depends on what funding they have available. Also, something like that you might not cover the entire cost with them but you could fundraise or save if possible to cover the cost of the extra. Also just to note, if your approved, you can apply to family fund every 12 months. For more info of what they fund I'd take a look at their website hope that helps some xxx