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26 CHARITY SPECIAL Mission to Seafarers Operating in 50 countries, in over 200 ports, the aim of the Mission is to care for the shipping industry’s most important asset: its people. Seafaring remains one of the world’s most dangerous occupations. At sea crews are vulnerable to piracy, shipwreck collisions and injury and. Long periods aboard ship with a multinational crew away from their friends and families for long periods of time often leave seafarers feeling isolated, alone and in despair. Legacies provide a vital part of our funding, enabling the Missions chaplains to support the seafaring community across the world, providing relief they so desperately need, 365 days a year. Telephone: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: www.missiontoseafarers.org National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Abuse ruins childhood, but it can be prevented. That’s why the NSPCC is here. That’s what drives all its work, and that’s why – as long as there’s abuse – the charity will fight for every childhood. Working across the UK, the NSPCC helps children and families through local services, and provides training and support to people who work with children. Gifts given in memory are vital to the NSPCC and allow the charity to help keep children safe from abuse. The NSPCC is really grateful to funeral directors for helping their clients to support children across the UK. To help make collections easier to coordinate special funeral collection envelopes are offered, as well as online tribute pages for making donations and sharing memories and photos. Telephone: [phone] Email: [email protected] photo credit: Tom Hull. The people pictured are models. Website: www.nspcc.org.uk/inmemory Rethink Mental Illness No matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives. We’re Rethink Mental Illness, the leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support tens of thousands of people through our groups, services and advice and information. And we train employees, employers and members of the public on how best to support someone affected by mental illness. All of this work guides our campaigning for the rights of people with mental illness and their carers. Working alongside the people we support, we are saving lives. Telephone: [phone] Email: [email protected] Website: www.rethink.org MARCH 2019 www.funeralservicetimes.co.uk