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To support its work with young carers Edinburgh Young Carers Project relies on funding and financial and other support from a wide range of sources. This includes statutory sector grants, charitable trusts and donations.

During the past year (April 2006 to March 2007) we are grateful to the following organisations, agencies, trusts and individuals for their support:

Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust 
Cala Finance
Cala Group Ltd Charity Committee
Comic Relief
Cruden Foundation
D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Forth Ports plc
Gregg's Trust
Homelands Charitable Trust 
Hospital Saturday Fund 
John Lewis Community Committee
Jill Franklin Trust
JTH Charitable Trust
John Watson’s Trust
Margaret Murdoch Charitable Trust 
Miss Agnes H Hunter's Trust
Miss M E Swinton Paterson's Charitable Trust 
Mrs Sandy Frost, Coffee Morning
NHS Lothian
Netherdale Trust
Odin Charitable Trust
Ponton House Trust
Queensferry Parish Church
R Findlay
Robert Barr Charitable Trust 
Scottish & Newcastle plc
Scottish Arts Council
Sir Iain Stewart Foundation
Sylvia Aitken Charitable Trust
Talteg Ltd 
The After School Club, The Mary Erskine and Stewart's Melville Junior School
The Alchemy Trust
The Cross Trust
The City of Edinburgh Council
The Church of St. John the Evangelist
The Diana, Princess of Wales Trust
The Dulverton Trust
The E Alec Colman Charitable Fund Ltd
The Ellerdale Trust
The Fitton Trust
The Hon Mrs Kathleen Laurence Charitable Trust 
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
The Misses Barrie Charitable Trust 
The New Maclay Murray & Spens Charitable trust
The Peter De Haan Charitable Trust 
The Pleasance Trust
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Midlothian
The Row Foggo Charitable Trust
The Staff, Bank of Scotland, Portfolio Management Services
The Staff, Room 121, Meadowbank House
The Volant Charitable Trust

Donations

Every year Edinburgh Young Carers Project needs to raise over £250,000 to support its work with young carers. We rely on grants, donations and public support to fund our services and new developments.

• £20 will pay for a young carer to get an evening's break in an activity group with other young carers
• £30 will pay for a young carer to receive a one hour individual support session
• £50 will pay for a young carer to get a residential break for one night
• £200 will pay for transport for an isolated young carer to attend a support group
• £500 will pay for a day trip for 15 young carers
• £1,000 will provide a young carer with a support group for a year
• £6,000 will pay for a week long residential break in the Scottish Highlands for 12 young carers
• £10,000 will pay for a one year arts project for 10 young carers
• £20,000 will pay for the development for one year of a young carers' forum to promote young carers' rights, enable young carers to speak out and raise awareness of their needs
• £30,000 will pay for a one year project to support 25 young carers affected by drug and alcohol misuse at home

If you would like to support our work there are a number of ways you can do this – organising fundraising events, saving loose change in a money box, making a regular donation by standing order or payroll giving or a one-off donation or bequest. If you would like to make a donation, or find out more, please contact us by telephoning 
0131 475 2322 or completing the Contact form below. If you prefer, click on the donate button and donate online using your credit/debit card. Gift Aid can be automatically added to your online donation if you wish. Any donation, large or small will help.

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