Their Small Grants programme provides a high quality, personal, and fast response to families living in crisis, when there is no one else that can help. Families living in poverty in the UK can often lack basic items such as a bed, a cooker, a fridge-freezer or a washing machine. Providing these through their grants can offer relief from a critical situation. Working with over 5000 voluntary sector or local authority partners across the UK, they are able to target support at those most in need: children and young people living with severe medical, emotional, social and financial issues.