Policies & Procedures

 

Mission:

 

The Children’s Trust Fund is a registered (1994) charity operated by NewCap Broadcasting through its Halifax Radio Stations Q104 FM / Kool FM 96dot5 / 780 KIXX Country.  The mission of the charity is to provide financial assistance to children (clients) who find themselves in critical need due to a medical condition or other forms of unfortunate circumstances.

 

 

Qualifications for Assistance:

 

The categories of need would be defined as:  Any financial requirement stemming from a medical treatment, as recommended by a physician or therapist, including expenses for medicines (not covered by MSI), apparatus, therapy, travel (to receive treatment), quality of life needs (relating to proper development), assistive technology (as required for proper development) and clinical developmental education.  Personal computers will not be considered, however, software programs for a PC will. ( if required for proper development).

 

The Children’s Trust Fund will assist children up to the age of 18.

 

The Children’s Trust Fund has within its mandate, the ability to assist an individual client on more than one occasion, up until the age of 18.  This would be done only as a demand of first time clients allows.  First time requests will take priority.

 

 

Assistance Granting Process:

 

All requests for assistance must be made through an application process, available at the offices of The Children’s Trust Fund, 2900 Agricola Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 6B2.  Or the application can be faxed from the office.  Phone 493-2752.

 

All applications will be forwarded to a committee made up of station management and staff.  This committee, advised by the Trust Fund Coordinator, will decide the level of assistance granted to the client.  All applications are judged according to condition’s urgency, charity’s ability to financially respond, other forms of assistance available to client and condition’s relation to the Trust Fund’s mandate.  (Not necessarily in this order)

 

 

Promotion:

 

The Children’s Trust Fund requests permission to use the names and pictures of all children assisted in promotion of the Trust Fund.  This is not a requirement for the granting of assistance and in no way effects decisions concerning granting of requested assistance.

FUNDING GUIDELINES:

 

 

·         Children dealing with physical and mental illnesses under the age of 18 whose families are not economically able meet the needs the illness creates. 

 

·         Parents, Guardians, other official caregivers dealing with the financial hardship created by the illness of a child.

 

·         Applications for funding must be accompanied by a letter of confirmation from the attending doctor and a recommendation for funding from a local social worker.

 

·         Financial contributions are limited to $1,500 per gift.

 

·         Requests are generally for a one time only “gift”.  A variance of this policy will be considered when recommended by the funding committee.

 

·         Contributions will not be categorized.  Any and all needs of the family or the child can be addressed by the Trust. This would include but not be limited to: educational equipment, health supplies, travel costs, accommodations, specialized treatments, and any other such activity as deemed necessary by the Funding Committee.

 

·         The Trust will not provide funds to pay the costs of items, which are covered under Canada’s universal Medicare System.

 

·         The name of children, parents and/or guardians will not be used for the purposes of promotion without the express permission of the persons involved.