Providing Financial Support During Difficult Times
We have recently been providing some additional support to one of the many bereaved families we work with across the North of Scotland.
This family were initially introduced through Archie’s Child Bereavement Service, where we provided support and guidance to the parent to enable them to support their children after the death of a loved one. This loss meant that the children had to leave their home and live in a different town, adding to the stress of their bereavement. Therefore, it felt appropriate for the children to continue attending their normal school as they would benefit from the support, familiarity, routine and friendships this would maintain during very difficult times.
However, this meant the family had to make a lengthy 100-mile round trip to school every day, taking a toll on their finances during devasting circumstances. Our Bereavement Service Coordinator recognised that we might be able to provide financial support to the family and (as we very often are able to) we could help.
We are honoured to be able to support this family and help ease the financial burden of the journey to school until a more permanent solution could be managed, allowing them to focus on healing from their bereavement. When sharing the news that we could provide this financial support, we were told “You have no idea how this will help. I’ve spent all I had just getting the [children] to school”. Providing financial support to this family has ensured that the children are able to attend school, helping their physical development, wellbeing, social inclusion, and involvement in activities. Most importantly, it has allowed the children and family to maintain important relationships at a time of loss.
All of us at The Archie Foundation were so touched to be told: “You have been a light in darkness, I am so so grateful. Thank you so much for helping me and my [children] to keep our head above water”.
Our Emergency Grants and Financial Support for families are, we believe, the most important of all the support and services offered by The Archie Foundation, often providing a direct means of enabling struggling families to access the healthcare support they need. More information on Financial Support and Funding can be found on our website: https://archie.org/getsupport/
