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OUR CHARITY COULD HELP YOU!

FREE AWARDS for children and teenagers in the Salisbury area to help pay for:

If you go to school or live in the Salisbury area, and you are having problems funding worthwhile extra-curricular activities – 95% of applications are successful!

Karate Classes
Karate Classes – AWARDED

Liz’s stepfather has been disabled following an accident last year and he has just lost his job. The family are struggling to cope with stress, debt and depression. Health Visitor in support of karate classes

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Established in Salisbury in 1998, Childrens Chance is a charity that aims to give children and young people whose families are going through hard times, or who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, the opportunity to do things that would otherwise be denied them, and which can so often be taken for granted.

Chosen for the Salisbury Mayor’s appeal three times!

Read more about Childrens Chance here.

  • Recreational, cultural or educational
  • Is new, not booked or already funded
  • Is not the purchase of material goods
  • Is not dangerous
  • Lives or is at school within 30 miles of Salisbury
  • Is in full time education
  • Cannot otherwise afford the activity

Read about some of our successful applicants

Applications must be made by a person holding parental responsibility for the child, not the child themselves. To be considered for an award, you must have the backing of a caring professional such as a school headteacher, ordained minister, social worker, health visitor or GP (other caring professionals such as those with a pastoral role in schools, professionals working in benefits agencies or charities supporting those in financial need, are also welcome to support applications).
Please note – the form cannot be supported by a beneficiary e.g., a music teacher to whom the cheque will be paid.

Once you have read and agree to the Rules of Application (see them here), make sure you have the support and agreement of a caring professional (see above), and ask them to sign your form as your Supporter.

Childrens Chance is run entirely by volunteers, we receive no grant or government funding and we rely entirely on the generosity of donors and fundraising. Please help…

There are many fun ways of fundraising, including:

  • Hold a ‘dress down’ day or ‘non-uniform’ day in your place of work or school. (If everybody pays just £1 it can add up to a huge amount.)
  • Hold a quiz night, coffee morning or bridge drive.
  • Run the London Marathon!
  • Organise a raffle.
  • Hold a dinner/drinks/tea party and sell tickets.
  • Organise a cake sale…

More ways to help

ALL gifts donated to Childrens Chance are very much appreciated. If you would like to make a one-off individual donation, however small, we would be very grateful.


Please contact us at info@childrenschance.co.uk for our bank details.

If you are a UK taxpayer please sign a gift aid declaration so that we can claim the tax back on your gift.

Thank you.