| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, file sheet, financial papers, reports, agendas and project proposal relating to the Martin Yates Independent Living Services (MYILS). Funding source(s): Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: MYILS is a company, limited by guarantee with charitable status, set up to promote independent living for disabled people. It was established in 1999 and became a registered charity in 2000. MYILS aims to, 1) raise general awareness of direct payments and the option of independent living, 2) provide opportunities to enable disabled people to explore, and, 3) offer support, information and advice to assist people to access direct payments. Nature of support: In 2007 the Trust agreed to a grant of £68,000 towards the salary of a direct payments development worker. Minutes: T06/07-12. Notes: Copy minutes are not included though minutes are referenced in the file sheet. File organised by subject. File not numbered. |