How We Can Help You

Dacorum Community Trust offers help to individuals, families and organisations.


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Help For Individuals

If you are on your own and experiencing severe financial difficulties, the most important thing to remember is that you are not alone. The Trust may be able to help you with practical items to relieve the pressure and help you get on with your life. If your needs are more complex, we will refer you to other local agencies for further support.

We may be able to help with:

  • Emergency gas/electricity vouchers.
  • Supermarket or emergency food vouchers.
  • Essential household items and white goods e.g., cooker, washing machine, fridge etc.
  • Baby clothing, nursery equipment, buggies etc.
  • Beds and bedding.

The Trust provides the items listed above and will consider requests for alternative practical support, e.g. payment for a doctor’s letter or debt relief order.

Please send a completed application, together with a copy of a recent bank statement (dated within the last 1-2 months) and a copy of your tenancy agreement (if a new tenant).

Please note that we are not able to process applications without the supporting documents. If you have any questions or need further help with the application process, please contact us.

We do not issue cash grants.

Download Application Form for Individuals [PDF]


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Help For Families

If you and your family are experiencing financial difficulties and have nowhere to turn, the Trust may be able to help you and your family with practical items to relieve the pressure and help you get on with your life. If your needs are more complex, we will refer you on to other local agencies for further support. DCT may be able to support families struggling to buy school uniform items for children starting school (5 years and under). Families who meet our criteria, will be issued with a clothing voucher for Asda or Tesco. You can download an application form on our website or phone 01442 253216.

We may be able to help with

  • Emergency gas/electricity vouchers.
  • Supermarket or emergency food vouchers.
  • Essential household items and white goods e.g., cooker, washing machine, fridge etc.
  • Baby clothing, nursery equipment and buggies.
  • Beds and bedding.

The Trust provides the items listed above and will consider requests for alternative practical support, e.g. payment for a doctor’s letter or debt relief order.

Please send a completed application, together with a copy of a recent bank statement (dated within the last 1-2 months) and a copy of your tenancy agreement (if a new tenant).

Please note that we are not able to process applications without the supporting documents. If you have any questions or need further help with the application process, please contact us.

We do not issue cash grants.

Download Application Form for Families [PDF]


Application Form

Help For Organisations

The Trust is proud to support other small and local not-for-profit groups, organisations and charities with projects that help to engage with our local community. Click on the link below to download an application to apply for an organisation grant.

Below are the names of recent projects we’ve been able to support:

  • Hemel Hempstead Child Contact Centre
  • Home Start Hertfordshire
  • Headway Hertfordshire
  • Playskill
  • Dacorum Community Dance
  • Bovingdon Day Centre
  • Yarn Bomb (coming up in 2022)

Application form – ORGANISATION [PDF]