THE RAF FAMILIES FEDERATION We offer support to all RAF personnel, regular and reserve, single, married or in a partnership AND to their families.
ADVOCATING FOR RAF FAMILIES All of our staff travel the country to attend meetings, conferences and seminars, representing the views of RAF personnel and their families. We always ensure that your voices are heard, collecting our evidence from what you tell us through our surveys, online issue reporting, contacting the office and from our discussions with RAF staff. Our Director, Maria, is able to meet and present this evidence directly to senior RAF leaders, policy makers and Ministers. We encourage all we meet and talk to, to consider service families in their policies and practice, promoting the Armed Forces Covenant and ways in which they might be able to help. We share best practice from around the UK.
EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE Our Policy Advisor for Education and Childcare, Louise, is particularly engaged in networks supporting families in all matters supporting our children and young people, from early years and childcare through to sharing developments in supporting Armed Forces young people into Further or Higher Education. If you have queries, issues or need signposting to the right source of information and advice then get in touch – louise.briggs@raf-ff.org.uk
• T he RAF Families Federation provides an independent voice for personnel and families. We work to improve quality of life around the world - at work or at home.
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HEALTH AND ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Alison, our Policy Advisor for Health and Additional Needs covers the networks supporting our families’ access to and knowledge of healthcare. She represents RAF families on bodies that are considering how best those families with some of the most challenging circumstances in terms of disabilities or mental health can be supported. Do get in touch with Alison for help, advice or signposting – alison. cotton@raf-ff.org.uk
EVIDENCE AND ISSUES Our Evidence and Issues team are those that you will make first contact with at the RAF Families Federation and have a wealth of knowledge to support serving personnel and families. They have supported those that have contacted us with a wide range of assistance and/or signposting including housing and accommodation issues, car finance issues, school place allocations and TV licence rebates. They collate the evidence, through issues you report to us on the phone or over the website, as well as through our surveys. You can contact us at enquiries@raf-ff.org.uk or to report an issue, use the ‘Report an Issue’ button on the website.
• From our offices at RAF Wittering, we provide practical support and advice, as well as lobbying for change with politicians, the Chain of Command and policy makers in the British Government and across Scotland, Wales and NI.
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