Jones 1986 Charitable Trust

The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust advances community care and prevention of disadvantage for socially and medically vulnerable populations, prioritizing equitable opportunity, dignity, and empowerment through frontline services addressing chronic health, social, and economic adversity. Rooted in pragmatic responsiveness, it supports organizations delivering measurable uplift via lasting wellbeing interventions, believing change arises from enabling access to health, education, and social services where statutory provision falls short, fostering community empowerment and restorative partnerships with small-to-medium charities focused on root causes of exclusion.

It funds healthcare services including domiciliary home care and aftercare for people with long-term medical conditions, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and complex health needs, health education initiatives promoting wellbeing, lifelong learning projects and basic skills education for adults at risk of social isolation, youth mentoring and after-school programs for young people facing barriers, disability mobility support and inclusive activities enabling independence, community development outreach tackling economic adversity, direct personal social services like befriending and peer support groups for elderly residents experiencing isolation, refugee integration through cultural and skills training, and capacity building for grassroots organizations delivering preventative person-centred interventions, therapeutic activities, and holistic support preventing family crisis and promoting resilience among families caring for disabled children or members with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or challenging behaviors.

Exclusions encompass statutory activities, non-charitable entities, individual grants, and projects beyond local communities with entrenched regional needs. Distinctive for its sustained focus on intersecting medical disadvantage and social exclusion, it prioritizes vulnerable young people, elderly, people with disabilities, refugees, and isolated families in underserved areas, favoring charities with robust impact evidence, community-led approaches, and dedication to restorative services where public support is absent, emphasizing small organizations bridging gaps in disability access, lifelong learning, and personal social services.