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help you on 0800 781 1444 or email services@blindchildrenuk.org. The Family Fund The Family Fund supports families with disabled children by providing grants to cover essential items including computers, tablets, kitchen appliances, beds, bedding, family breaks and much more. In 2014/15 they helped 5,192 families in Wales. Web www.familyfund.org.uk. Telephone 01904 621115. The Amber Trust The Amber Trust was set up to help all blind and partially sighted children to access and enjoy music. Amber Music Awards exist to provide financial grants to individual children and young people (up to the age of 18 years) in support of this vision. The awards must be used to cover music-related expenditure such as the purchase of musical instruments, lessons and specialist software. Award meetings to consider applications are held once a year. http://www.ambertrust.org/. Gardners Trust for the Blind The Trust gives grants to registered blind or partially-sighted people who live in the UK. Applications can be submitted either directly by the individual or by a third party, but they must also be supported by a third party who can confirm the disability and that the grant is needed. They are considered in March, June, September and December and should be submitted at least three weeks before the meeting. Gardner’s Trust for the Blind, 117 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6AA. Telephone: 020 7253 3757 The Snowdon Trust The Snowdon Trust is a charity that assists physically and sensory disabled people to access vocational and academic courses in the UK by awarding grants. These can be for equipment and essential study needs. They only give awards where funding cannot be met through other channels.