The James Marshall Foundation (JMF) is a local charity that can provide grants for educational and career-related items/activities to young people and has been operating for almost 300 years. The eligibility criteria is that the:

• age of the applicant must be under 25 years
• young person must live in Harpenden, Wheathampstead, Kimpton, Redbourn, Markyate and Flamstead
• family must be in financial need
• grants are available for educational and career-related opportunities

Grants are provided to individuals and not organisations and a grant should be requested upfront prior to any payments being made.

At primary level, the main offerings they award grants for are:

• school uniform
• residential school trips
• extra-curricular activities
• laptops to assist with homework (for those in KS2 only and restricted to one laptop for primary aged children in a family)

You can read more about what the Foundation does and make an application on their website www.jamesmarshallfoundation.co.uk.