Establishing YOLOSOMIC was motivated by a few factors; firstly our Christian faith and desire to see those in our community who are in need given assistance and dignity, secondly our own challenges with our special needs daughter and also watching close family members and friends struggle with life threatening illnesses and the impact this has on their family, and finally our belief in the importance of education and training as well as assistance through support groups and other specialised charities and the valuable role this plays in improving
lives.

The charity would like to support the following charitable areas:

• The prevention or relief of poverty
• The advancement of education
• The advancement of religion
• The advancement of health or the saving of lives
• Relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
• Any other charitable purposes

Application Process

The application process is by invitation of the foundation’s Trustees only.   YOLOSOMIC does not accept unsolicited Letters of Inquiry (LOI) or Grant Applications.

The Trustees apply the funds of the charity at their discretion and in accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives of the charity. The Trustees consider the distribution of beneficial grants on its behalf and to make recommendations in accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives. Any decision whether to award a grant remains solely the responsibility of the Trustees.

The amount of work or number of projects that can be supported by the Trustees is necessarily limited to the amount of funds that are available for distribution each year. The Trustees have determined that the current priorities for funding are:

• The advancement of the Christian faith within local communities and across the world – the provision of places of worship, raising awareness and understanding of religious beliefs and practices, carrying out religious devotional acts, carrying out missionary and outreach work.
• The relief of poverty within local communities and among the world’s deprived and needy peoples, with particular focus on children in Kent or as determined by the Trustees from time to time and in accordance with this policy.
• The alleviation of pressures in families brought on by unforeseen circumstances ie. Death in family, terminal illness, health complications.
• Such general charitable purposes in aid of children with special needs residing in Kent.
• To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.  For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
• The advancement of education – this means to promote, sustain and increase individual and collective knowledge and understanding of specific areas of study, skills and expertise.

The priorities for support will be reviewed by the Trustees every one year and may be changed depending upon circumstances and the perceived effectiveness of the application of funds. Any change to these priorities must still fulfill the charitable purpose and objectives of the charity.

The decision of the Trustees on whether to award a grant is final. The Trustees are not obliged to provide an explanation to applicants in the event that their application is not successful.

The charity takes a pro-active and structured approach to giving in pursuit of its aims and does not invite unsolicited applications. Instead it is working with stakeholders to identify and research suitable projects and organisations to support, building on existing relationships and networks.

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