Application Notes

1. The applicant must be a resident of the City of Lichfield or within 2 miles of Lichfield Cathedral (which includes Elmhurst and Streethay)
2. Qualification on this ground is a need for assistance because of temporary or long term hardship but also anyone who does not have access to the normal things in life which most people take for granted (as defined by the Charity Commission)
3. Qualification can be on the basis of physical ill health but also people suffering from  mental health issues or an addiction

The trustees of the charity can agree to give assistance in the manner which they consider is most appropriate and this can include: the supply of special foods and medicines, medical comforts, medical surgical appliances, extra bedding and fuel; the provision of domestic help; money to defray the cost of convalescence.

Grants can be given to individual applicants or to institutions or organisations that provide or undertake to provide services or facilities that will provide assistance or benefit to individuals.

An application can be made at any time, but the trustees only meet four times per year usually in January, April, July and October.

How Do I Apply for an Individual Grant?

Please complete the Individual Grant form and then you will be redirected to the Patient Authority page – please click to download this form then email jabethell@maryslater.org.uk with your completed Patient Authority form or post your completed form to The Mary Slater Charity, PO BOX 8680, Burton On Trent, DE14 9QB.

All Individual Grant applications require a patient authority form to be completed.