Introduction

The Free and Quiet Minds programme focusses on the needs of the most rejected and ignored people in society; specifically, those who have been detained in psychiatric hospitals, people from black and minority ethnic communities with mental health problems and destitute asylum seekers.

What we want to achieve:

Secure Psychiatric Care

Black And Minority Ethnic Groups

Asylum Seekers

Destitute Asylum Seekers

Eligibility

Organisations which apply must be registered charities, industrial and provident societies, exempt charities and community interest companies or organisations applying for charitable status.

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Guideline Amounts

Our grants are generally in the region of £10,000 - £15,000 a year for up to three years. In exceptional cases we will consider larger grants

Destitute asylum seekers

Whilst society deals with the fall out from the UK’s financial problems (rising unemployment, house repossessions, restricted credit), destitute asylum seekers suffer more than most. When charitable giving reduces, they have less food to eat; fewer places to sleep. The Trustees are maintaining their programme of giving across the country to charities protecting asylum seekers from destitution.

Helping people to be heard

In our speeding-up society it is difficult to make your voice heard. That is particularly true for many of those who have a mental health problem, who can feel side-lined and disenfranchised. We hope through our funded programmes to help people be heard.