# Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity awarded £1 million Libor funding

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/25/royal-navy-royal-marines-charity-awarded-1m-libor-funding/
- Published: 2016-11-25T09:00:42+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity ([RNRMC](http://www.rnrmc.org.uk)), has
been awarded £1 million in Libor funding, announced as part of the Chancellor’s 
Autumn Statement.**

The money will be used to support three programmes: [Kings Camps](http://www.kingscamps.org/),
which provide high-quality learning and development opportunities for children of
serving families; [Relate](https://www.relate.org.uk/royal-navy-and-royal-marines-counselling),
the relationship support service; and a Volunteering Campaign Programme fund that
will recruit and train volunteers to provide support, friendship and practical help
for Royal Navy and Royal Marines beneficiaries.

£200,000 will go towards expanding the Relate pilot into wider delivery, while another
£200,000 will expand the Kings Camps pilot programme delivering summer camps for
children of serving personnel. The largest share of £550,000 will support the new
Volunteering Campaign Programme initiative to source and fund innovative volunteer
programmes combating loneliness, isolation and practical help. The remaining £50,000
will go on running costs.

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All of the identified programmes are scheduled to start in 2017 and run for three
years.

The projects were selected for the funding following a series of need workshops,
held throughout 2016 alongside peer charities and service providers.

Mandy Lindley, RNRMC director of relationships and funding, said:

> “We’re delighted that the Treasury has awarded these funds to us. They will make
> such a difference to the lives of the entire Naval Service family. The boost toward
> our Volunteering Campaign Programme, Helping Hands, in particular will have a 
> huge impact on our ability to fund early intervention and preventative charities
> and programmes. It will mark a step-change in our ability to add value to our 
> existing grantmaking programmes through the offer of social support.”

Image: Kings Camp HMS Temeraire

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