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There are a number of agencies and organisations available to Service Personnel and their families.  Some organisations are aimed at a particular Service (Navy, Army or RAF), while some cover all three Services.

Below is a list of the main organisations available to Service personnel in the Gosport area.

Click here for a list of non-Service welfare links.

Click here for details about the NAVAL PERSONAL AND FAMILY SERVICES (NPFS)

Association for Royal Naval & Royal Marines Families Royal Naval Benevolent Trust (RNBT)
22 Tailyour Road Headquarters
Crownhill Royal Naval Benevolent Trust (RNBT)
Plymouth Castaway House
Devon 311 Twyford Ave.
PL6 5DQ Portsmouth
Tel; 01752 789444 PO2 8PE
fax; 01752 789940 ADMINISTRATION 02392 690112
Email assocrnrmfamilies@lineone.net GRANTS                  02392 660296
FAX 02392 660852
Email rnbt@rnbt.org.uk


Sailor's and Families Advice Bureau (SAFAB)

SSAFA Forces Help

Swiftsure Block Central Office
HMS NELSON 19 Queen Elizabeth Street
Portsmouth London
PO1 3HH SE1 2LP
Tel; 02392 726158 Tel; 0171 4038783
fax; 0171 4038815
Email; public.awareness@ssafa-forces-help.org.uk
website www.ssafa-forces-help.org.uk  
Army Families Advice Bureau (AFAB)
HQ Land
Erskine Barracks
Wilton
Salisbury
SP2 0AG
TEL; 01722 436569/01722 436461

Non-Service welfare links

www.helplines.org.uk
Type in your area and select a topic and this site will list those help lines closest to you
www.dsa.gov.uk/csa
Child Support Agency.  Here you can find information on child maintainence, learn how to make a complaint against the department and see leaflets.
www.relate.org.uk
Relate counselling. Use this site to find your nearest centre.
www.gingerbread.org.uk
Lone parents organisation.
www.cafamily.org.uk
A charity helping families caring for disabled children. The site includes an index of  rare disorders and conditions and useful self help groups.
www.familyfundtrust.org.uk
A Government funded organisation dedicated to supporting families with severely disabled children under 16.
www.fnf.org.uk
Families need fathers organisation.
www.disabilitynet.co.uk
Provides information on benefits, employment, holidays and travel, independent living and personal relationships for the disabled.
www.britishlegion.org.uk
Promotes welfare of former members of the British Armed Forces.   Gives details of benefits, joining and eligibility.
www.csv.org.uk
The community services volunteer website which creates opportunities for people to play an active part in their community.
www.dss.gov.uk/ba
Benefits agency website.

Some useful telephone numbers

Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 9178282
Child Death 0800 282986
Cruse Bereavement Care 0870 1671671
Compassionate Friends 0117 9539639
Child Line 0800 1111
NSPCC 0808 800 5000
DIAL UK 01302 310123
Disability Living Foundation Help Line (equipment) 0870 6039177
National Drugs Help line 0800 776600
Samaritans 0845 7909090
Gingerbread 0800 0185026
Lone Parents 0808 8002222
Shelter Line 0808 8004444
Rape and Abuse Line 0808 8000123
Aids Help Line 0207 2421010
Anorexic Family Aid 01603 621414

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Updated: June 27, 2001;  The Gosport HIVE cannot be held responsible for the content of external links.