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There are only two full time members of staff in this small charity and below is some of the good work they do...

Approved £4,000 of crisis funding for a young man (son of an actor) with alcohol and drug addiction who has just attempted suicide -- we are paying for the in-patient treatment at a special clinic, and I aim to get Health to fund continuing treatment after that.

Long-term emotional support, and funding to try to make life bearable, for an 11 year old girl who's been in Great Ormond Street for 6 months, with frankly a worsening prognosis rather than good treatment, and who almost died in November. Life is so grim that she says it was better when she had a colostomy and "only had pain" rather than all the infections she has now. ACT gets to know most families well -- "birth to graduation" often -- so, besides grants, we can do silly things like smuggle this child's pet dog to the hospital so she can be wheeled down to see it in reception without the staff noticing. And serious things like attend Consultant meetings with the actor-mother to try to get better care, answers, anything.

We defiantly trust the actor-parents (in a world where no one is supposed to trust anyone), and they therefore quickly build trust in ACT. Movingly, the parents often phone me with good news, before they've even told close relatives or friends.

An actress whose husband has just died of cancer -- funding to ensure stability for her two daughters at school and at home.

Childcare and crisis support for an actor who has adopted a young girl with challenging behaviour because of childhood neglect and abuse. And working on mum's behalf to secure proper counselling and funding from her borough. (Success!)

A parent who is separating from their partner. ACT has enabled the 13 and 10 year old children’s sport and arts activities to continue, plus school uniform and extras.

A teenager who is being treated for a brain tumour. ACT has funded therapies and activities to help regain balance and self-confidence, school transport to a more distant but more adaptable school, and a school trip for his younger brother who inevitably had felt marginalised.

A teenager with complex developmental disabilities. ACT has funded chiropractic support and other therapies, alongside swimming and drumming, to increase mobility and coordination and maximise the value of integration into mainstream education. Long-term support.

Young twins in the shared care of divorced parents. ACT’s childcare top-up funding has enabled the actor-parent to accept theatre and television jobs, while the twins have benefited from consistent care during a time of uncertainty.

A diabetic teenager with inflammatory bowel disease. ACT has funded a specialist blood sugar sensor, school lunches, and specialist tuition to assist with the catch-up after missing months of school. We'll probably fund for 10 years.

A young child in the shared care of his separating parents. ACT enabled consistent childcare and the continuation of music lessons and all his other activities, while the new parental homes were established.

Education support for the son of an actor being treated for (probably terminal) cancer. We'll be there right through drama school for him and help him through bereavement and coping with adult responsibilities on his own.

Crisis childcare and special activities for the child of an actor brain-damaged by a set collapsing on her head, now facing her 7th operation.

...and a lot of cases of childcare funding in recent weeks, where ACT's support is the only way the actor-parent can accept jobs and stay in the profession.

This year (to April), ACT is going to have its highest ever grants expenditure, looks set to reach £330,000. We are reaching more and more people, which is brilliant. Some families receive a total of (e.g.) £80,000 over the years when their children have complex needs.