Support For Bereaved Children Of Military Families

We will ensure that the Forces Children’s Trust provides for the needs of children through specific programmes, designated facilities, and safe practice. The FCT is case agnostic, and is flexible in the ways it assists, for example: It provided special software for a dyslexic young boy who had sadly lost his father. The cost was beyond the mother in her present circumstances and not available from other sources. The immediate response by the FCT enabled the young boy to instantly improve his educational skills. In contrast, the Trust funded and enabled a trip to London for a group of young children to see the hit-show ‘Mary Poppins’. This included an overnight stay as well as restaurant meals and other visits together with their mothers and escorts from the Army/RAF Widows Associations. We have procedures in place to address poor practice, and to help any young person who appears to be at risk, or who appears to be the victim of abuse. We will offer help and support when a child or young person tells us that they are affected by these issues.

Forces Children's Trust gives grants for essential education, development and activities to support the children of Armed Forces families.