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Member Organisations that offer help for Widows/Widowers
Army Central Fund
The British Army's "own" Charity delivering financial support, by means of Grants, for the benefit of All Ranks, their families and dependants of the Serving Army including Army widows and those supporting organisations which provide expertise and assistance to the Army.
Contact Information
- lf-army-central-fund@mod.uk
- Building 183, Trenchard Lines
- Upavon, Pewsey
- Wiltshire
- SN9 6BE
- 01980 615905
Support Offered
Service personnel, Units, Garrisons, Districts and Divisional HQs in UK, Northern Ireland and Germany should consult the HQ Land Forces LFSO 3206.
The ACF supports the Army Chain of Command in all theatres as well as the Army Families Federation (AFF) and the Army Sport Control Bd (ASCB) – thereby underwriting Strategic Welfare & Support.
Grants are awarded for Capital Projects in Units and Garrisons – often in conjunction with the Nuffield Trust for the Armed Forces and the ASCB Charitable Fund and the Army Sports Lottery.
The ACF retains close links to all other COBSEO member Charities supporting the Army, the Regimental and Corps Assns and those external supporting organisations who assist the Army.
Army Dependants' Trust
Promotion of the efficiency of the Army by the awarding of immediate financial assistance to meet the needs of dependants/next of kin of deceased soldiers or officers.
Contact Information
- http://www.armydeptrust.org.uk
- Building 183, Trenchard Lines
- Upavon, Pewsey
- Wiltshire
- SN9 6BE
- T- 01980-615734 F-01980 618840
Support Offered
Immediate financial assistance to dependants or next of kin
Army Widows Association
Offering comfort, support and friendship to widows and widowers of Service people.
Contact Information
- http://www.armywidows.org.uk
- C/O AIASC - PS4, HQLF/IDL 428 Ramillies Building
- Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
- Andover, Hants
- SP11 8HJ
- 01264 381991
Support Offered
Friendship, support and advice.
Forces Pension Society
We campaign on behalf of all ranks of all three Services to seek improvements to the Armed Forces Pension Schemes (AFPS): we also campaign to resolve unfairness within the AFPS and we seek to ensure that all serving and retired members of the Armed Forces and their dependents receive the occupational pension to which they are entitled.
Contact Information
- Visit website
- memsec@forpen.co.uk
- 68 South Lambeth Road
- London
- SW8 1RL
- 020 7820 9988
Support Offered
We are a membership society and provide our members with expert specialist advice on their individual AFPS problems
We have a wide range of additional benefits available to our members
Greenwich Hospital
Benvolence for Royal Navy and Royal Marines seafarers, grants, donations, pensions, sheltered housing and education (parent charity for the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook)
Contact Information
- http://www.grenhosp.org.uk
- 3 Creed Court
- 5 Ludgate Hill
- London
- EC4M 7AA
Support Offered
Block grants, donations, pensions administered through the RNRMC
3 sheltered housing schemes, for former RN and RM mariners over 60 yrs of age, their spouses, partners, widows and widowers
Limited number of bursaries for full boarders at RHS for the children and grandchildren of RN, RM and British Merchant Navy.
RAF ex-POW Association
Means of association and emergency support for members and widows.
Contact Information
- http://www.rafinfo.org.uk
- Contact through COBSEO
Support Offered
Emergency grants for members in need.
Social activities. Promotion of education, particularly music.
RAF Widows Association
Giving emotional support and practical help to Service widows.
Contact Information
- Visit website
- 12 Park Crescent
- London
- W1B 1PH
- 0870 514 3901
Support Offered
Advice on pensions and grants.
Offering comfort, support and a special understanding through meetings and online forum.
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Widows Association
A Special group of Volunteers, recently formed to try and offer a much needed service of friendship, support and comfort.
Contact Information
- Visit website
- rnrmwidowsassociation@hotmail.com
- Castaway House
- 311 Twyford Avenue
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- PO2 8RN
- +44 (0)023 9265 4374
Support Offered
Friendship, support and comfort
Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation
A charitable body set up by Royal Warrant in the United Kingdom during the Crimean War.
The Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation (RPFC) has closed as a separate charity (with effect 31 March 2011) but their funds have been passed to SSAFA/FH. Future requests for RPFC funds, meeting the criteria of the RPFC, should be made to the Welfare Department of SSAFA/FH.
Contact Information
- Contact SSAFA Forces Help
- 19 Queen Elizabeth Street
- London
- SE1 2LP
- 0800 731 4880
Support Offered
It provides assistance to the widows,orphans and other dependants of members of the armed forces.
