Feedback By Some Grant Recipients!

"I would like to thank the Fund on behalf of my family. We used the money to host a family get-together over the festive period to remember our loved ones. We are inspired by your charity - What you've achieved is tremendous"

John Burke-Monverville, Father (Monerville brothers)

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"Thanks for your generosity and helping us with Jack's Living Memorial, and the five children in Bali who'll benefit from the funds received. It has brought his spirit close to us, and we know he would be very proud this is happening in his name"

Anna Susianta, Mother of Jack Susianta

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"The funding has helped us to set up the UNGRIPP campaign website. We hope this will help us to push for change and is in memory of my brother, Tommy. We can't thank you enough for the funding that helped this to become possible"

Donna Mooney, Sister of Tommy Nicol

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"To all that made it possible for the donation that I received from the Family Fund - thank you. It has been put to good use. I badly needed new memorial garden fencing before the winter arrived. it's now been delivered and put in place"

Jan Butler, Mother of Lloyd Butler

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"Thanks to the Family Fund for its financial support at such a difficult time. Funds went towards buying much-needed carpets - campaigning for so long, I neglected my home. I also received a grant towards my book on Christopher's case"

Janet Alder, sister of Christopher Alder

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"The grant helped to pay bills that I'd fallen behind with due to the death of my son, and not being able to work. The grant was extremely useful and enabled my family breathing space and not having the debt distraction. We are very grateful"

Samantha Millers, Mother of Charlie Millers

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September 2015

Current Case Studies

Feedback By Some Grant Recipients!

The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund affected families case studies

In their own words!

This page includes a number of short case studies detailing how individuals, families and their campaigns benefited from our grants and activities.

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Current Case Studies

Last Updated: 26 October 2025

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Feedback By Some Grant Recipients!

"I would like to thank the Fund on behalf of my family. We used the money to host a family get-together over the festive period to remember our loved ones. We are inspired by your charity - What you've achieved is tremendous"

"Thanks for your generosity and helping us with Jack's Living Memorial, and the five children in Bali who'll benefit from the funds received. It has brought his spirit close to us, and we know he would be very proud this is happening in his name"

"The funding has helped us to set up the UNGRIPP campaign website. We hope this will help us to push for change and is in memory of my brother, Tommy. We can't thank you enough for the funding that helped this to become possible"

"To all that made it possible for the donation that I received from the Family Fund - thank you. It has been put to good use. I badly needed new memorial garden fencing before the winter arrived. it's now been delivered and put in place"

"Thanks to the Family Fund for its financial support at such a difficult time. Funds went towards buying much-needed carpets - campaigning for so long, I neglected my home. I also received a grant towards my book on Christopher's case"

"The grant helped to pay bills that I'd fallen behind with due to the death of my son, and not being able to work. The grant was extremely useful and enabled my family breathing space and not having the debt distraction. We are very grateful"

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 Catalyst 4 Change CIC to organise a series of national live music and arts events.

This had 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 had carefully planned to work with a range of other campaign and civil rights groups, individuals, charities and companies to launch 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's support programmes.

The inaugural event took place in late 2023, also coinciding with the 40th birthday of the charity INQUEST, and the 20th year since the killing of Mikey Powell in police custody.

Read more here

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'

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.

Read more here

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.

Read more here

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.

Read more here

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

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