RMC Annual Review 2020-21 digital (1) - Flipbook - Page 36
Never above you, never below you, always by your side
2020 Overview
2020 Overview
Supporting
the vulnerable
in tough times
Despite COVID-19 in 2020,
RMA – The Royal Marines
Charity supported more
beneficiaries in acute
need than in 2019.
In 2020, COVID-19 impacted on
every aspect of our work and activity.
Our priority was to provide support
to the vulnerable members of our
community, those suffering from
the economic and social impacts of
Coronavirus and particularly those
who may have even greater troubles
due to the social distancing measures
imposed, especially our 4000+
veteran members aged over 70.
This was achieved despite the
COVID-19 crisis removing a significant
proportion of our fundraising
capability; with net income reduced
against budget by over £800,000 at
£2.4M. Our community — especially
our branches — reacted marvellously
with ingenious challenges to this
income crisis through a Heroes at Home
campaign which originally had a target
of £10,000 but which raised £130,000.
2020 saw needs
rising across every
sphere of our
work, following
trends from
previous years
but exacerbated
by the pandemic.
Despite the challenges of working remotely
and with more complex cases, the Health
& Wellbeing team assisted over 200 more
individuals in acute need in 2020 than in 2019
— which itself saw a rise of 200 over 2018.
1,896
113
Individuals supported
1,482 veterans / 414
serving (1,662 in 2019).
Received funded courses
of mental health therapy,
seven dependants of serving
personnel and 106 veterans (against
92 in 2019, an increase of 23%).
810
Received funding support
of over £630,000, part of total
grants spend of over £3.6M
(a 22% increase over 665 in 2019).
298
Employment cases
(129 serving / 124 veteran / 45
members of the extended RM
Family) were supported, and 75
assisted into employment (against
71 in 2019). In 2020 this work
saved the State over £2.1M in
benefits to those who would have
otherwise been unemployed.
60
Battling alcohol misuse
(28 serving / 32 veteran) were
supported (against 43 in 2019). Had
those 28 serving been discharged,
the training of their replacements
would have cost the taxpayer £3.5M.
203
Armed Forces
Compensation Scheme cases
(94 serving / 109 veteran)
received advocacy (against 117
in 2019, an increase of 8%).
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Celebrating the 75th Year of the RMA
93
New vulnerable leavers
were supported by our
Transition Support Officers.
10
Organisations assisting
Royal Marines in recovery
were supported by funding
of over £160,000, benefiting
30 individuals directly.
194
Rock to Recovery
coached 194 from the Corps Family
(14 serving, 47 dependants and 133
veterans) (against 193 in 2019) with
RMA funding of over £110,000.
415,758
People were reached through
our Lifting The Lid social media
campaign. This sector-leading,
suicide prevention campaign has
been praised by the Samaritans,
NHS and Zero Suicide Alliance.
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