The Foundation of Edward Storey is a Cambridge charity whose main work is providing sheltered accommodation for older people. It also offers grants and repayable grants to people in hardship or distress who are closely connected to the clergy of the Church of England, the Church in Wales or the Scottish Episcopal Church.
It may be a useful source of support for clergy households facing financial difficulty, resettlement pressures or later-life housing needs. The Foundation says grants may be available to widows, widowers, and divorced or separated spouses of clergy who have served in the Church of England, the Church in Wales or the Scottish Episcopal Church, as well as to clergywomen, deaconesses, missionaries and other women professionally connected to the Church of England. Grants may help with costs such as resettlement, car expenses, household goods and furnishings.
Alongside this, the Foundation’s main work is providing sheltered accommodation for people over 60 in and around Cambridge. Its housing is designed with older people in mind and includes warden support and emergency pull-cord systems. At some sites, priority is given to women over 60 with a professional connection to the Church of England, while other properties prioritise people with a Cambridgeshire connection or local need.
What support does The Foundation of Edward Storey offer?
The Foundation offers grants and repayable grants for applicants in need, and in some cases regular annual support payments. Applications must be supported by someone who knows the applicant in a professional capacity. It also provides sheltered housing for older people in Cambridge and nearby locations.
Who is it for?
For grants, the Foundation says it can support widows, widowers, and divorced or separated spouses of clergy who served in the Church of England, the Church in Wales or the Scottish Episcopal Church, along with clergywomen, deaconesses, missionaries and other women professionally connected to the Church of England. For accommodation, its housing has a strong focus on older women, especially those with a Church of England connection, a Cambridgeshire connection, or financial need.
How might it help?
It may be helpful if financial pressure has created a need for support with resettlement, essential household costs or other one-off expenses, or if sheltered accommodation in later life is becoming an important consideration. Because the Foundation offers both grants and housing, it may be relevant at different stages of life and ministry.