Holiday breaks for people with MS and their carers
Two charities are working together to provide subsidised respite breaks for people with multiple sclerosis in Chigwell, Southampton, and Southport.
Disability charity Vitalise and the MS Society have joined forces to provide the breaks at Vitalise’s three accessible holiday centres, Jubilee Lodge in Chigwell, Netley Waterside House, in Southampton, and Sandpipers, in Southport.
The partnership will unite the two charities’ discretionary funds in order to make stays at the holiday centres more affordable for people with MS, and their families and carers, who are in need of financial support.
The MS Society is now inviting applications from people with MS and their carers who are in need of a short break or respite. Vitalise will match the MS Society’s funding for every applicant wishing to use the MS Society’s Short Breaks and Activities Fund for a stay at Sandpipers.
The offer is initially available until February.
Jubilee Lodge manager Steve Trump said: “We’re very pleased to be able to make this offer to people with MS and those who care for them.
“We understand that many people are struggling with limited budgets and we’re determined that nobody should miss out on the opportunity of a respite break for financial reasons. That’s why this partnership is such a good idea.”
MS Society chief executive Simon Gillespie said: “This new funding arrangement will enable the MS Society and Vitalise to better support people with MS who are in need of a short break. We’re delighted to be working together.”
