Overview
Providing
an independent voice for RAF familiesPlease find the RAF Families Federation's latest press release
On 21 November 2007, the RAF Families Federation was launched with the express aim of providing an independent voice for RAF families. The Air Member for Personnel attended a short ceremony at RAF Wittering to declare the Federation officially open for business. The Federation, which is provided under a contract agreed between the RAF and the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) marks a new beginning for RAF families and represents a significant investment by the RAF. The Secretary General of RAFA expressed his delight at the award of this contract and saw this development as yet further evidence of RAFA's increasing relevance to the serving RAF and their families.
The Federation is led
by Dawn McCafferty, a retired group captain. She has recruited a team of professional staff who
have considerable experience of the RAF way of life and who stand ready to represent families on
a wide range of issues.The Federation will communicate directly with serving personnel and their families via a dedicated "hotline", a website, a magazine and via unit liaison visits. Armed with the evidence gathered via these media, the Federation team will produce reports aimed at senior RAF and MOD staffs. By representing the views of RAF families in a professional, confidential and independent manner, the Federation aims to influence personnel policies to improve the quality of life for all.
Working alongside the well-established Naval Families Federation (NFF) and Army Families Federation (AFF), the RAF Families Federation will also work in partnership with RAF HIVE staffs at unit level to ensure effective two-way communication on issues impacting on families. The service is entirely confidential and operates outside the RAF chain of command.
A range of publicity material has been distributed to all unit cdrs and the Federation's magazine "Envoy" should be on the streets in early December. The website, albeit fairly basic at present, will evolve over the coming months and Dawn and her team would welcome feedback on this and other aspects of their work to ensure that the Federation evolves into the type of organisation of most value to families.
To contact the RAF Families Federation:
Tel: 01780 781650 (Mon-Fri 1000 -1500 hrs)
E-mail: enquiries@raf-ff.org.uk
Website: www.raf-families-federation.org.uk
Additional Information: RAF Families Federation Questionnaire (Word Doc format 38KB)
Additional Information: RAF Families Federation Financial Questionnaire (Word Doc format 734KB)
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