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Case Studies

The case studies show how Rural Support can help individuals or families who are experiencing difficulties.
(Details have been changed to protect confidentiality.)

  • John

    John is 40 and is married with two young children. He works as a self-employed joiner and also manages a small farm. He invested a lot on modernising the farm and had hire purchase agreements for machinery as well as bank loans. Due to the...

    What did Rural Support do?

  • Tom and Helen

    Tom and Helen are in their late sixties.  Helen called Rural Support for help as Tom had become less able to look after the farm.  The couple were under a lot of stress, the paperwork has fallen behind and a DARD inspection had highlighte...

    What did Rural Support do?

  • Andrew

    Andrew is 50 and lives on a farm with his elderly mother. His mother has had several strokes the last of which has rendered her incapable of looking after herself. She needs to be cared for on a full-time basis and Andrew is finding it very...

    What did Rural Support do?

Our funders & sponsors

Rural Support is a registered charity.  Over the years, we have received funding, sponsorship and donations from a range of sources.

If you would like to help Rural Support with its running costs, please look at the fundraising and make a donation pages of the site for further information.

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

www.dardni.gov.uk/

NFU Mutual Charitable Trust

NFU Mutual Charitable Trust

www.nfumutual.co.uk/about/company-information/charitable-trust/index.htm

Lloyds TSB Foundation

Lloyds TSB Foundation

www.lloydstsbfoundationni.org/

Big Lottery Fund

Big Lottery Fund

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/northernireland.htm