Family Bursary Fund

We believe that financial circumstance shouldn’t be a barrier to accessing Auditory Verbal therapy. The family bursary fund was set up shortly after AVUK was founded to provide access to our programme for low income families. This has expanded to provide bursary support for over half of the families on our programme which is assessed on household income.

The amount Auditory Verbal UK pays in family bursaries each year is up to £300,000. Auditory Verbal UK relies on the generosity of trusts, foundations and individuals to be able to meet the rising cost.

If you are thinking of fundraising on our behalf or donating directly then you too can provide access to our life changing therapy for families from across the UK who would otherwise be unable to.

I praise this bursary scheme as it has enabled my daughter L to benefit from such an important and vital service. For this I am truly grateful.

For some ideas about ways to fundraise for us, please click here.

If you would like to discuss a potential gift to support our Family Bursary Fund please get in touch with our Head of Fundraising by emailing [email protected] or call 020 3917 5743.

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