In June 2020 the Naval Children’s Charity commissioned the VFI to undertake a review and update of their seminal 2009 report ‘The Overlooked Casualties of Conflict’.
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In June 2020 the Naval Children’s Charity commissioned the VFI to undertake a review and update of their seminal 2009 report ‘The Overlooked Casualties of Conflict’.
Read moreVolunteers are sought for research into how children communicate with serving parents
Read moreThis story – read beautifully by star of stage and screen, Imogen Stubbs – has helped many children while mummy has been away on deployment.
Read moreThese grants were made available to some of the most in need children known to the charity.
Read moreTypically, there are around 56 thousand men and women deployed in the Armed Forces (15 thousand of whom are Naval Personnel), potentially leaving behind their children temporarily without at least one parent.
Read moreIn 2020, the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund becomes the Naval Children’s Charity
Read more8th May 2018. A children’s charity is to help children whose parents go away for extended periods with an awareness campaign and accompanying storybook. Created by The Royal Navy & Royal Marines Children’s Fund, the Kid Years campaign highlights the impact long parental absences can have on children.
Typically, there are around 56 thousand men and women deployed in the Armed Forces (15 thousand of whom are Naval Personnel), potentially leaving behind their children temporarily without at least one parent. As typical deployments last between three and nine months, these absences can have a profound emotional impact.
Read moreThe Trustees of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund would like to announce that after 36 years dedicated service, our Director, Monique Bateman MBE will retire. She will be succeeded by our Assistant Director, Ms Clare Scherer, who will assume the appointment from 11 May 2018. The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to Monique for her years of exceptional, dedicated service. She will be sadly missed by staff, Trustees and, most particularly, by the many thousands of children and their families whose lives she has transformed.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here