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Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a military charity dedicated to supporting children and young people, 0 to 25 years, who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.
Inspired by the lived experience of Army widow Nikki Scott, following the death of her husband, Corporal Lee Scott, in Afghanistan in 2009 while serving with 2RTR, the charity, which was set up in 2010, provides support and guidance to hundreds of bereaved military children and young people throughout their childhood.
When a young person joins Scotty’s, they become a member and are supported until their 25th birthday. Whether it be one-to-one bereavement support, a respite break with the family, an opportunity to meet others in a similar situation, or access to extracurricular activities, Scotty’s is always there for its members to ensure they don’t feel alone.
So far this year, Scotty’s has supported over 700 children and young people and services are delivered through three Family Programmes, available to all members:
The SMILES Programme is about fun and engagement and includes activities, gifts, respite breaks and group events. The aim is for bereaved military children and young people to form friendships, benefit from peer support, heal with their family and feel part of a supportive community.
The SUPPORT Programme looks after emotional health and wellbeing and includes 1:1 bereavement support.
The STRIDES Programme focuses on education and development needs, removes barriers to learning and helps young people gain confidence that can be lost after a bereavement.
Scotty’s has a long-term goal to be supporting over 1,000 bereaved military children and young people annually by 2030.
BUT we now know - thanks to MOD and Census data - that there are more than 2,100 newly bereaved military children EVERY year.
So we need your support to help spread the word and raise the funds so Scotty's can scale to meet the need.
www.scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk
We want every bereaved military child to have:
At Scotty's, we aim to provide relief from the effects of bereavement to children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Forces.
Any child or young person aged 0-25 bereaved of a parent who has served in the British Forces can potentially join Scotty’s Little Soldiers.
Scotty's support any service, including Army, RAF, Navy, Regular or Reserve and the cause of death is irrelevant (KIA, illness, accident, suicide, other).
We try and support as many children and young people as possible.
The charity provides its beneficiaries with support and guidance throughout their childhood.
This support is delivered through our three family Programmes, SMILES, SUPPORT, STRIDES.
Our services include; access to professional child bereavement support, guidance to parents and carers, personal education and learning assistance (including grants) and fun activities such as holiday respite breaks and group events. These are all designed to remind the children and young people that they are not alone.
As well as offering bereavement support, our ethos is very much based around beneficiaries embracing their military connections and being part of a community that recognises the significant highs and lows of family life in the military.
If you have any questions or are in any doubt, please just get in touch.
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