Brig-Y-Don Children's Charity
Larn-a-Lod, Rue du Coin, Grouville, JE3 9QR
brig-y-don@outlook.comAbout
Brig-y-Don Children’s Children’s Convalescent and Holiday Home opened in 1925 to care for children recovering from tuberculosis. Over the subsequent years Brig-y-Don evolved into a home which provided care to children who, for a variety of reasons, were unable to be with their own families.
After an 8 year struggle, due to lack of funds, the charity ceased to run the residential home in 2009. The following year agreement was reached with the States of Jersey to lease the property from the charity and in 2011 the States extensively refurbished the property. Health & Social Services now manage the residential unit, whilst the charity continues by providing financial support to children and young people; the ethos of care, which is the Charity’s foundation, remains strong.
THE FUTURE OF BRIG-Y-DON CHILDREN'S CHARITY.
Brig-y-Don Children’s Charity aims to provide financial support, material help and services to children, young people and their families during difficult times. The Charity will fund items to enhance the lives of children & young people in residential care and then to provide these young people with items and services when they leave care to live independently in the wider community. In particular, applications for education, well-being and independence will be considered favourably.
The Charity is run in a similar way to a ‘Trust’ and applications may be made to the Charity by professional individuals or organisations, providing the beneficiaries are young people in Jersey. There is no lengthy application form; please contact the administrator by phone or e-mail for further details on how to apply. The Board will consider any request to help children or young people in the Island and funding decisions will be made quickly.