Cash boost for veterans’ care home
RAF HANDS OVER £18K TO FUND A DIGNIFIED LIFE FOR EX-PERSONNEL
A care home for ex-servicemen and women has received an £18,000 donation from the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Broughton House looks after veterans from the armed forces, including the Royal Air Force, with the care home looking after 23 ex-RAF personnel in the last year.
Now, following the donation from the RAF Benevolent Fund - a welfare charity which supports current and former members of the service, their partners and dependants - the money will help Broughton House’s efforts in looking after more veterans who served in the Royal Air Force.
The care home say the funding will be greatly welcomed because while it receives local authority funding, it has to find an extra £300 per week per resident.
Rhys Edwards, fundraising and marketing manager at Broughton House said: “The support for the RAF Benevolent Fund ensures that residents who have previously served with the RAF are able to spend their later years in comfort and with dignity among their peers.
“It also ensures that we can continue to support the ever-growing demand from the younger serving and ex-serving military community through our Armed Forces Support Hub, which currently provides assistance to eight exRAF personnel.
“We’re extremely grateful to the RAF Benevolent Fund for the grant, which will have a real impact on the care we provide.” Paul Hughesdon, director of welfare and policy at the RAF Benevolent Fund, said: “Broughton House offers invaluable support for RAF veterans in their twilight years, as well as veterans from other Armed Forces, so it’s a pleasure to give our backing to this honourable cause.
“This work echoes the RAF Benevolent Fund’s commitment to caring for all Royal Air Force Veterans, as well as their partners, to ensure they can live their later life in comfort and with dignity.”