Find the support that’s right for you
Use the filter below to view specific support funded by RNRMC, as well as other support provided in the community and useful resources.
RNRMC funded support
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Aggie's Pastoral
Aggie Weston’s has been a trusted source of care and support for Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel and their families since 1876. Offering a listening ear, practical help, and pastoral guidance, Aggie’s is there to provide comfort and encouragement through the unique challenges of military life.From community activities and drop-in centres to confidential one-to-one support, Aggie’s creates a sense of belonging and connection for those serving and their loved ones.Find out about Aggie's Pastoral -
Aggie's Storybook Waves
Aggie Weston’s Storybook Waves helps Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel stay connected with their children during periods of separation. By recording themselves reading a bedtime story, parents can provide comfort and reassurance, creating special moments that children can enjoy again and again, even when their loved one is away.This cherished service not only strengthens family bonds but also eases the challenges of separation for both parents and children.Find out about Aggie's Storybook Waves -
Albatross Arts CIC
Albatross Arts CIC brings creativity and connection to the forefront, offering inclusive, arts-based activities to improve mental well-being and build community resilience. Specialising in working with military personnel, veterans, and their families, Albatross Arts delivers tailored workshops and projects that inspire self-expression and foster emotional healing.Through visual arts, music, storytelling, and more, Albatross Arts CIC creates safe, welcoming spaces where participants can explore their creativity, share experiences, and build lasting connections.Find out about Albatross Arts CIC -
Help - Jim's Story
Their aim is to increase knowledge, awareness and understanding around mental health, and the impact of poor mental health. Through education we can all learn to recognise symptoms of poor mental health in ourselves and in each other.
Help - Jim's Story believe that mental health needs to be destigmatised and treated as seriously as physical health.Find out about Help - Jim's Story -
HMS Oardacious - Submariners Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund
Through their partnership with the The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, the HMS Oardacious Submariners Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund was established in 2023 to respond to urgent needs within the Submarine community. The fund is now delivering some fantastic projects to support its beneficiaries; in particular to the children of serving personnel challenged by periods of long separation.
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Home-Start
Home-Start helps Armed Forces families with young children particularly at times of heightened anxieties. These might include key transition points of rebasing, deployment and transition. Volunteers support families who are facing a range of challenges including isolation, as they move away from their existing support networks of families and friends. Some local Home-Starts offer groups where parents and children can meet together. This support is for parents where one or both are serving in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines.
Find out about Home-Start
Other support available in our community
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Alcoholics Anonymous -
Aurora New Dawn -
Blind Veterans UK -
Cancer Care -
China Fleet Trust -
Combat Stress -
Crisis - Homelessness Charity -
Cruse Bereavement Support -
Defence Medical Welfare Service -
Families' Activities Breaks -
Family Lives -
Forces Employment Charity -
Forces Wives Challenge -
Gingerbread -
Grassroots Suicide Prevention -
Haig Housing -
Help for Heroes -
Huggable Heroes -
Mission Motorsport -
Navy Wings -
Officer Association Benevolent Fund -
Poppyscotland -
PTSD Resolution -
Reading Force -
Refuge - Domestic Abuse Charity -
Relate -
Rock 2 Recovery -
Royal British Legion -
Royal Hospital School -
Royal Naval Association -
Royal Naval Sailing Association -
Royal Navy -
Royal Navy & Royal Marines Widows' Association -
Royal Navy Family and People Support -
Royal Navy Officers Charity -
SAIL - Seafarers' Advice & Information Line -
Sailors' Children's Society -
Sailors' Society -
Samaritans -
Sea Cadets -
Society of St James -
Solent Mind -
Special Boat Service Association - SBSA -
SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity -
Standing Tall Foundation -
The Outward Bound Trust -
The Poppy Factory -
The Ripple Pond -
The Royal Marines Charity -
The Royal Navy Club -
The Salvation Army -
The Seafarers' Charity -
The White Ensign -
Tom Harrison House -
Turn to Starboard -
Veterans Outreach Support -
War Widows Assocation -
We Are With You
Useful resources
- A Pocket Guide to Naval Charities
- Armed Forces Covenant Services Families leaflet
- Doing Distance – Naval Childrens Charity
- NFF Experiencing Parental Absence
- NFF Families Transition Too
- Making sense of the Emotional Cycle of Deployment - Naval Families Federation
- Month of the Military Child
- Purple Book bereavement guide - GOV.UK
- Strengthening Families Booklet
- Supporting Service Children in England
