Families in Grief

Police funding supports a children’s book to help bereaved families

A North Devon charity which helps bereaved children and their families is benefitting from a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Community Fund donation.

The bid was submitted by Barnstaple Sector Inspector Andy Wills on behalf of the local charity, Families in Grief, and they were successful in receiving £2,380. The money will be used to produce a children’s illustrated book, along with...

Devonshire Freemasons donate £15,000 to Bideford based ‘Families in Grief’.

Devon’s Freemasons and the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) are very pleased to award Bideford based ‘Families in Grief’ (FiG) a grant of £15,000, this is split over three years to provide a guaranteed income in support of the work they do.

They are a childhood bereavement charity helping families to rebuild their lives after the death of someone close to them. They believe that...