Termonmaguirc Cancer Patients Comfort Fund

The fund supports a wide range of practical needs arising from cancer, including travel to treatment, heating bills, and loss of income. It also covers occasional payments for alternative therapies and home care equipment. Grants are needs-led and give recipients full spending autonomy to address whatever hardship they face. The focus is exclusively on individuals in the Termonmaguirc parish or those registered with Carrickmore Health Centre. Very rarely, the fund makes contributions to local not-for-profit groups that directly aid the same cancer patients.

The fund primarily supports individuals who are cancer patients living in the Termonmaguirc parish or registered with Carrickmore Health Centre. Families may also be assisted through referrals or direct requests. On rare occasions, local community groups that directly serve these patients may receive support, but the fund does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations. There are no income restrictions for individuals, and the fund welcomes direct requests from those in need.

The fund does not support formal programmes, core costs, capital costs, or causes outside its hyper-local cancer hardship focus. It does not make grants to organisations unless they are directly aiding the defined patient group, and it does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations. Broader community projects or general health initiatives are not funded.

The fund provides flexible, one-off grants to individuals with no restrictions on how the money is spent. Decisions are made locally by volunteer trustees, ensuring rapid and compassionate support. Organisational support is rare and only by referral or invitation. The fund does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations.