The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | |
 RAF Benevolent Fund 'Heart Roundel' Logo | |
| Established | 1919 |
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| Founder | Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Legal status | Charity |
Controller | Chris Elliot |
Patron president | The Duke of Kent[1] |
| Website | www.rafbf.org |
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the Royal Air Force's leading welfare charity. It supports current and former members of the RAF, their partners and families, providing practical, emotional and financial support, whenever it is needed. The Fund is committed to getting members of the RAF Family through the toughest times, whatever life may send their way.
The Fund will consider any request for assistance, however big or small, providing a tailor-made approach to each individual situation. The RAF Benevolent Fund is unique in providing a range of support for serving RAF and their dependents, from support with childcare and relationship difficulties to help with retraining, injury, disability, illness and bereavement.
For former serving RAF members and their partners, the Fund offers financial grants to aid day-to-day living, cover one-off unexpected costs for practical items like a new fridge or replace a broken boiler, right through to renovating homes to help people live independently. The Fund can provide respite care, bereavement support or arrange telephone groups to help those isolated or lonely. [2]
The RAF Benevolent Fund is also the official guardian of the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, London.
- ^ "Principals". Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund – Need our help?". Rafbf.org. Retrieved 15 April 2012.