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The Family Fund have a small team of staff, sessional workers and volunteers

Current Team Members

The Memorial Family Fund is an affected family led organisation with a current core staff team of three and intermittent sessional and volunteer staff. It is currently incubated by Birmingham social enterprise, Catalyst 4 Change CIC.

The Memorial Family Fund Core Team

Affected Family Member

Tiphany Springer

Engagement & Support Co-ordinator

Responsible to support grant applicants, events and general administration.

E: tiphany@memorialfamilyfund.org.uk

Affected Family Member

Jenine Springer

Sessional Finance Administrator

Responsible for assisting with payments and monitoring of finances.

E: jenine@memorialfamilyfund.org.uk

Affected Family Member

Tippa Naphtali

Development & Programmes Manager

Responsible for the general oversight, development and fundraising initiatives.

E: tippa@memorialfamilyfund.org.uk

Want to join our small team?

Vacancies!

No current salaried or sessional roles

Future opportunities with the Memorial Family Fund will be displayed here.

Occasional Team Members Support

We are supported by the 4WardEverUK website & communications volunteer team

Jaki Miller (admin support, marketing & information)
Larry Fedja (website design & email management)

What we plan to do!

As well as our current funding programmes and gifting schemes, we also aspire to develop other initiatives that recognise and support affected families.

We are grateful to all those that gave the fund a huge boost in 2020

National Events Programme

In June 2020 we announced that the National Memorial Family Fund had appointed Catalyst4Change CIC to organise a series of national live music and arts events (subject to the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions).

This has been made possible with a small part-funded grant from the Edge Fund together with our own investments.

Annual Gala Dinner & Awards

Led by 4WardEverUK, we plan to work with a range of other campaign and civil rights groups, individuals, charities and companies to continue the Annual Activists Awards & Gala Dinner. Its principle aim is to recognise those affected families and individuals that have influenced structural change.

Its secondary purpose is to raise the profile of, and resources for the Family Fund.

Please Help: 'The needs of affected families and children often get lost in the equally important work of campaigning and lobbying of state institutions. We want to change that with a permanent national fund set up specifically for their needs'

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Regional 24-Hour Advice Lines

We aspire to develop regional helplines (in partnership with Red Alert HELP!) for families concerned about a loved one detained in police, immigration, prison institutions or detained under the Mental Health Act

Bereavement & Counselling Hubs

We aspire to develop a range of counselling & therapy hubs across the UK to help children, young people and families deal with the devastation following a custody death.

We will work with established charities, companies and individuals ensuring that affected families can get the help they need as quickly as possible in their regions.

Year-Round Holiday Schemes

We aspire to provide respite breaks, group outings and short UK-based holidays for families affected by custody deaths. These will include river & coach tours, activity & theme parks and self-catering breaks in some of the UK's areas of outstanding beauty.

Can you help with our aspirations? If you have skills, experience, knowledge, resources or connections that can help, please contact us.

What Some Families Have Said!

"My daughter was charged with arson with intent to take her own life - that was the charge. Three weeks prior to her tragic death Petra was in hospital for doing the same thing for 6 days, why? On 24th November 2004 I watched my daughter take her last heartbeat"

Peter Blanksby : Father of Petra Blanksby

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“When Seni became ill, we took him to hospital which we thought was the best place for him. We shall always bear the cross of knowing that, instead of the help and care he needed, Seni met his death. It took years of struggle to find out what happened to Seni"

Ajibola Lewis : Mother of Olaseni Lewis

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"My brother Mikey Powell died in police custody in September 2003. It’s been a long struggle for justice since then and many thousands of other families are still struggling to find out why and how their loved one died in police, prison immigration or secure hospital units"

Sieta Lambrias : Sister of Mikey Powell

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“My transgender daughter tragically took her life in a male prison. I just hope that the laws are changed, that transgender people can live their life as they want and go to the appropriate prison. If they are living as a woman then they should go to the women’s prison”

Jackie Brooklyn : Mother of Tara Hudson

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"My brother Sean Rigg died in police custody in August 2008. The impact on our family has been devastating and there are many thousands like us who need your support. It’s time to step forward to keep up the work. With your support we can move one step closer to justice"

Marcia Rigg : Sister of Sean Rigg

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"I have always been committed to developing practical solutions to social hardship and injustice, and I see the National Family Fund as such. This fund forms part of the lasting legacy to my cousin, Mikey Powell, who died in police custody in September 2003"

Tippa Naphtali : 4WardEverUK

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The Family Fund have a small team of staff, sessional workers and volunteers

Current Team Members

The Memorial Family Fund is an affected family led organisation with a current core staff team of three and intermittent sessional and volunteer staff. It is currently incubated by Birmingham social enterprise, Catalyst 4 Change CIC.

The Memorial Family Fund Core Team

Tiphany Springer

Jenine Springer

Occasional Team Members Support

What we plan to do!

As well as our current funding programmes and gifting schemes, we also aspire to develop other initiatives that recognise and support affected families. We are grateful to all those that gave the fund a huge boost in 2020

National Events Programme

In June 2020 we announced that the National Memorial Family Fund had appointed Catalyst4Change CIC to organise a series of national live music and arts events (subject to the prevailing COVID-19 restrictions).

This has been made possible with a small part-funded grant from the Edge Fund together with our own investments.

Read more here

Annual Gala Dinner & Awards

Led by 4WardEverUK, we plan to work with a range of other campaign and civil rights groups, individuals, charities and companies to continue the Annual Activists Awards & Gala Dinner. Its principle aim is to recognise those affected families and individuals that have influenced structural change.

Its secondary purpose is to raise the profile of, and resources for the Family Fund.

Please Help: 'The needs of affected families and children often get lost in the equally important work of campaigning and lobbying of state institutions. We want to change that with a permanent national fund set up specifically for their needs'

What Some Families Have Said!

"My daughter was charged with arson with intent to take her own life - that was the charge. Three weeks prior to her tragic death Petra was in hospital for doing the same thing for 6 days, why? On 24th November 2004 I watched my daughter take her last heartbeat"

“When Seni became ill, we took him to hospital which we thought was the best place for him. We shall always bear the cross of knowing that, instead of the help and care he needed, Seni met his death. It took years of struggle to find out what happened to Seni"

"My brother Mikey Powell died in police custody in September 2003. It’s been a long struggle for justice since then and many thousands of other families are still struggling to find out why and how their loved one died in police, prison immigration or secure hospital units"

“My transgender daughter tragically took her life in a male prison. I just hope that the laws are changed, that transgender people can live their life as they want and go to the appropriate prison. If they are living as a woman then they should go to the women’s prison”

"My brother Sean Rigg died in police custody in August 2008. The impact on our family has been devastating and there are many thousands like us who need your support. It’s time to step forward to keep up the work. With your support we can move one step closer to justice"

"I have always been committed to developing practical solutions to social hardship and injustice, and I see the National Family Fund as such. This fund forms part of the lasting legacy to my cousin, Mikey Powell, who died in police custody in September 2003"

As well as our current funding programmes and gifting schemes, we also aspire to develop other initiatives that recognise and support affected families.

We are grateful to all those that gave the fund a huge boost in 2020