Strengthening Families

Welcome to the Strengthening Families Information area.

RNRMC's Strengthening Families – By Your Side initiative and the Strengthening Parents Programme, are designed to support Royal Navy families by providing resources, peer connections, and professional guidance to navigate the unique challenges of naval life, including deployments and separation, and to enhance relationships and well-being.

Working closely alongside the Royal Navy’s People Support Organisation RNRMC research and work with various charities to enhance the delivery of services to families allowing Royal Navy Family & People Support to have a variety of routes to refer families to knowing they will gain the correct support.

The content has been provided by Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) which is the principal charity for the Royal Navy.

If you are not sure where to turn for support and are in personal crisis then call Royal Navy Family & People Support (RN FPS) who will be able to provide advice and guidance, and specialist welfare support if required.

For any other support, please message AskInfo or email mailbox: [email protected].

  • Home-Start Hampshire

    Home-Start is a national organisation that has branches all over the country. Local community networks of trained volunteers and expert support help families with young children through their challenging times. They are there for parents when they ne...
    • 29 Sep 2025
  • Home Start Blackmore Vale - Yeovilton

    Home-Start Blackmore Vale is part of the national Home-Start network and offers free, confidential support, friendship and practical help to parents of children under five across North and West Dorset and South Somerset. Home-Start Blackmore Vale pro...
    • 29 Sep 2025
  • Gosport Community Hub - Run By: Kings Group Academy at Brune Park School, Gosport

    The Kings Group Academy is a group of primary and secondary schools. Some of these fall in the Portsmouth/Gosport area. RNRMC funded the building of ‘Gosport Community Hub’ and services/activities for both children and families. Based at ...
    • 29 Sep 2025
  • FLAGS (Forces Linking Alcohol and/or Gambling with Support Services) - Run By: Society of St James

    A unique service delivered for the Royal Navy/ Royal Marines by an independent charity organisation, The Society of St James. They specialise in supporting people to make their lives better as well as having expertise in behaviour change intervention...
    • 29 Sep 2025
  • Fighting With Pride

    FWP supports the health and wellbeing of LGBT+, both service personnel and veterans and their families – particularly those most impacted by the ban on LGBT+ personnel serving in the Armed Forces prior to January 2000. Their team can help with ...
    • 29 Sep 2025
  • Anchoring Minds - Run by Solent Minds

    Although based in the Solent Area, Anchoring Minds offers support to naval families wherever they are. Part of the national Mind network, Solent Mind provides a single contact point through the Mental Health Navigator, for serving personnel and their...
    • 29 Sep 2025
  • Aggies Storybook Waves

    Storybook Waves enables personnel serving in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary to record a story for a child or a message for their loved ones, such as a family member with dementia, or on a special occasion, to listen to whilst...
    • 25 Sep 2025