The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund have ambitious plans for the future

First, what we do now!

The following is what the National Memorial Family Fund is doing right now and into the medium term. For more about us click here.

Therapy Care Initiative Pilot launches in 2026

Part of the recent National Lottery grant will support the NMPMFF Therapy Care Initiative Pilot, a 1-year programme that will identify up to 10 recently bereaved UK families that require therapeutic support.

Referrals will be considered (provided all conditions are met) on a first-come basis, and final decisions made by Tiphany Springer (our Engagement & Support Co-ordinator) and Tippa Naphtali (our Development & Programmes Manager).

The Crisis Family Support Fund

Active Now

In cases of urgent need our Crisis Family Fund will generally be available during periods when the Family Support Fund rounds are closed.

The Holiday Fund

Opens Periodically

Provides contributions towards respite breaks and short UK-based holidays tailored for children, young people and families that have been affected by custody deaths and killings.

The Family Support Fund

Currently Closed

Funds are periodically awarded for a range of things including contributions to funerals or memorial events and/or structures, printing, short holidays and family respite breaks and more.

Shop & Support

Support Us

You can easily help raise money for the Fund simply by doing something that we all do on a regular basis… Our shopping for food, clothing, household items, holidays, travel and entertainment.

The UFFC Legacy Fund Scheme

Active Now

We occasionally manage small grants on behalf of the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC) such as their Gift Fund or campaigning projects funding programmes.

Family Fund Pin Badges

In Stock

When you purchase your badge all the proceeds of sale will go towards our Fund Programmes to support families that have been affected by custody deaths in the United Kingdom.

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.

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.

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 National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund have ambitious plans for the future

First, what we do now!

The following is what the National Memorial Family Fund is doing right now and into the medium term. For more about us click here.

Therapy Care Initiative Pilot launches in 2026

Part of the recent National Lottery grant will support the NMPMFF Therapy Care Initiative Pilot, a 1-year programme that will identify up to 10 recently bereaved UK families that require therapeutic support.

Referrals will be considered (provided all conditions are met) on a first-come basis, and final decisions made by Tiphany Springer (our Engagement & Support Co-ordinator) and Tippa Naphtali (our Development & Programmes Manager).﻿

The Crisis Family Support Fund

The Holiday Fund

The Family Support Fund

Shop & Support

The UFFC Legacy Fund Scheme

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.

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"

Referrals will be considered (provided all conditions are met) on a first-come basis, and final decisions made by Tiphany Springer (our Engagement & Support Co-ordinator) and Tippa Naphtali (our Development & Programmes Manager).

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