Sailors’ Society

Sailors’ Society is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 237778).

Sailors' Society exists to meet the welfare and wellbeing needs of seafarers, their families and the communities they live in, at home, in port and at sea. Its Sea Change fund provides monetary assistance for people in need. Its annual report gives total giving of £30,000.

Priority Areas

Sailors’ Society’s Sea Change fund provides monetary assistance for people in need. Its welfare and education grants are for serving and retired seafarers and their dependants who need financial support. It describes help with pressing welfare needs through vital bills for food, medicine, housing or education, and reports grant support for urgent medical care, welfare and educational fees for seafarers’ families. The Society’s wider work is directed at the welfare and wellbeing needs of seafarers, their families and the communities they live in, at home, in port and at sea. It says it acts when seafarers and their families are affected by tragedy, incident or accident, making interventions to relieve poverty and distress. Its website also describes working with the global maritime industry and providing emergency grants, crisis response, wellness training and peer support.

Themes

• Welfare assistance
• Education
• Medical support

Geographic Focus

National; Overseas.

For welfare and education grant information, call the helpline, email the Society or use instant chat; the page also links to the education and welfare grant criteria.