The Variety Freya Fund supports families caring for a child under 18 who has:

• A severe disability
• Serious, acute or chronic illness
• Significant physical or emotional needs
• Or families experiencing bereavement following the loss of a child

The Fund is designed to be flexible, providing immediate relief during periods of financial distress, additional strain or emotional hardship.

It may help families cover essential expenses, create meaningful moments together, reduce isolation or simply provide breathing space during an overwhelming time.

The Variety Freya Fund helps to support and connect the whole family, helping to change lives by giving a relief gift at a time of intense need. Previous recipients of the Variety Freya Fund have included a family of four, where both children had additional needs. The grant allowed the family to purchase two bicycles, allowing for fun family outings, and a family dinner out. The mum wrote to say

“Thank you so much for the money to do some very special activities with our children. We were very overwhelmed by this, but also so thankful, as they are the things we wouldn’t have been able to do without your support. From the bottom of our hearts. Thank you”.

The fund has also assisted an adolescent to find interests and hobbies away from his family, allowing him to gain independence. It has facilitated a single mother and her son to gain access to transport to an early learning support centre, reducing their social isolation and it enabled a family to buy an enclosed mattress so that their son, with high behaviour support needs, had something to sleep on.