A free confidential referral service for serving and former seafarers and their families in times of need
How we have helped seafarers
When her husband died on active service in the Royal Navy Rosemary Anderson was left to cope on a war widow’s pension. She was put in touch with the Sailors’ Families’ Society and she joined their family support scheme.
She now gets a monthly grant for basic essentials, a school clothing grant for her children and a Christmas grant. Mrs Anderson also benefited from a free week’s caravan holiday in the UK – which gave her family a much needed break.
Robert Benson retired after twenty years as a fisherman and found he could not meet his modest living expenses on a basic state pension. He was put in touch with the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society and was eligible for their regular grants scheme.
When he told them about his deteriorating health, which included heart problems and breathing difficulties, the charity paid for a reclining bed to help him sleep.
