Bequest Grants

Tecwyn Jones Bequest Grant 2010

About Tecwyn Jones

Tecwyn was a member of Lorikeet Clubhouse from its beginnings in 1994. He regularly attended the weekly lunches in the days when MIFWA was the Schizophrenia Fellowship of WA. He was a popular and generous member and had a keen interest in all people. He enjoyed the friendship and support he received through Lorikeet and the Fellowship and regarded all who attended as members of his family.

When Tecwyn died in 2004, he bequeathed a generous amount of money to MIFWA, to be shared equally between Lorikeet in West Leederville and the Mental Illness Fellowship of WA. Since 2004, these funds have been invested and the interest from the investment has been used across both services.

Annual grants

The MIFWA management committee decided in May 2007 that the interest from the investment would now be used to set up an annual grants program to benefit people with mental illness and carers/families of MIFWA.

In setting up the Tecwyn Jones bequest grants program, MIFWA hopes to pay ongoing tribute to Tecwyn’s memory through the provision of regular annual grants that will benefit recipients of MIFWA’s services.

The current interest will be divided equally between people with mental illness and carers/family each year.

How the grants work

The maximum amount that can be applied for is $1000 per individual/couple.

Examples of activities are attending a conference, enrolling for a training course, purchasing a musical instrument, a short respite break, purchasing resources or course/workshop/conference attendance.

Guidelines for applicants

To apply you must a Mifwa memberand be accessing services through MIFWA or have a diagnosed mental illness or must be the carer/family/friend of a person with a diagnosed mental illness.

You must demonstrate that the money will be used to improve quality of life and/or assist in the journey towards recovery.

Individuals will not be eligible to apply in three consecutive years.

The MIFWA management committee takes individual circumstances into account. However, as funds are limited, applications where the funding requested is able to be matched either dollar for dollar, or less, will be looked on favourably. The grants are awarded during Schizophrenia Awareness Week in May each year.