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We’ve had a very busy Spring season here at Sullivan’s Heroes with a flurry of new applicants requiring support with their home adaptation projects – with just some of these being Myk, Avery, Ahmed, Oliver and Dolly. 'Myk’s accessible home project’ requires £15,000 above the Disabled Facilities Grant funding awarded, to create a ground floor bedroom and bathroom including a specialist bath for Myk, together with wheelchair access into and around the ground floor of his home.  Myk’s parents tell us: ...

Our thanks to Education Support for their recent generous £600 grant towards ‘Theo’s home adaptations’. These funds will be used to meet the shortfall of the £18,075 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant and top-up funding awarded to create a downstairs accessible bedroom and wetroom for Theo, who’s Mum works within the Education sector. The project will provide Theo with increased living space and wheelchair access into and throughout his home to meet his medical requirements. This specific donation will be used towards creating new wheelchair access ...

Our thanks to The Teaching Staff Trust for their recent generous £4,000 grant towards ‘Theo’s home adaptations’. These funds will be used to meet the shortfall of the £18,075 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant and top-up funding awarded to create a downstairs accessible bedroom and wetroom for Theo, providing Theo with increased living space and wheelchair access into and throughout his home to meet his medical requirements. This specific donation will be used towards creating new wheelchair access for Theo to his home, ...

Our thanks to The Hospital Saturday Fund for their recent generous £2,000 grant towards ‘Theo’s home adaptations’. These funds will be used to meet the shortfall of the £18,075 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant and top-up funding awarded to create a downstairs accessible bedroom and wetroom for Theo, providing Theo with increased living space and wheelchair access into and throughout his home to meet his medical requirements. This specific donation will be used to install non-slip wheelchair accessible flooring for Theo’s ...

We start with great news of the first of 2023’s completed projects from Sullivan’s Heroes, in the form of ‘Funding Ishani’s Forever Home’. The project saw the family bungalow home extended to provide a bedroom, bathroom and therapy room; plus adapted to give access for 9-year-old Ishani to move about safely. The aim – to provide Ishani with her own bespoke facilities where she will be able to move about freely in her harness, with safe bathing and dignity as she gets ...

Our sincere thanks to Independence at Home for their recent generous £500 grant towards ‘Olive’s accessible house’. These funds will be used to meet the £40,000 shortfall above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for Olive’s project, to extend and adapt the family home – adding a side extension with accessible bedroom and specialist adapted wetroom for the 5-year-old; plus installing a through-floor lift, creating wheelchair accessible living spaces downstairs and external access to the front and rear of the property.  This specific funding has ...