{"id":932,"date":"2024-05-28T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?page_id=932"},"modified":"2025-05-19T08:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:42:20","slug":"our-highlights-2023-24","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/impact\/difference-we-make\/our-highlights-2023-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Our highlights 2023-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>Our strategy, &lsquo;<a href=\"\/Users\/JULIE~1.CHA\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/MicrosoftEdgeDownloads\/2221bfbe-dd3c-4c48-8d36-62cd375a4403\/Family-Fund-Strategy-23-Accessible%2520(3).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Being there for Families<\/a>&rsquo;, has four key elements:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Deliver <\/strong>essential help to families.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grow<\/strong> our support &ndash; to do more, for more families.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partner<\/strong> with families and others, to create positive change.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enable<\/strong> our team to work at their best.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-2023-24-key-highlights\"><strong>Our 2023-24 key highlights:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1155_FF_End_of_Year_Infographic_Block-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Colourful infographics showing Family Fund's highlights for 2023\/2024\" class=\"wp-image-13153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1155_FF_End_of_Year_Infographic_Block-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1155_FF_End_of_Year_Infographic_Block-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1155_FF_End_of_Year_Infographic_Block-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1155_FF_End_of_Year_Infographic_Block-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1155_FF_End_of_Year_Infographic_Block-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deliver<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2023-24 we awarded over 84,000 grants across 12 different programmes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We provided families with over 69,000 instances of information and support, including specialist digital support services through our vibrant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/support\/technology\/discover-digital-summer-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover Digital Summer festival.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We secured a contract with the Department for Education to deliver the Support for Disabled Children fund in England, and maintained our grants and contracts with other funders.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We also launched an online webchat, enabling us to offer family help in real time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Grow<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our trading subsidiary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfundservices.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Fund Business Services (FFBS)<\/a> had a record-breaking year- generating over &pound;3 million profit. All taxable profit generated by FFBS is gifted to Family Fund.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our corporate partner McCain committed to providing a further &pound;1m of income over three years, to help make teatimes easier to enjoy for families raising disabled and seriously ill children.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Partner<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We published our flagship research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/impact\/research-reports\/window-to-our-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Window to our world<\/em><\/a>, which was presented across all four nations of the UK to elected representatives. We also published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/impact\/research-reports\/additional-family-costs-for-meeting-the-everyday-needs-of-children-on-the-autism-spectrum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>My kids need what they need<\/em>,<\/a> focusing on the additional costs of meeting the everyday needs of autistic children.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our research once again ensured that the voices and lived experiences of the families we support are heard by those with the power to help.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We supported 23 young disabled people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news\/young-disabled-people-speakhouse-of-lords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meet with Members of the House of Lords to share their experiences<\/a> of seeking employment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>88 families raising disabled or seriously ill children shared their personal stories including the impact our grants have made in their lives.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Enable<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We launched a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fully accessible website<\/a>, and improved our application process.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We developed our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We produced our first Carbon Footprint report, allowing us to better understand our environmental impact, and took first steps to reduce it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working to be a Disability Confident Employer, we ensured our induction and work materials were accessible to all.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We welcomed a new supported intern, and further enabled a previous supported intern on a post-internship placement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We committed to the Armed Forces Covenant at the Bronze award level. We also committed to the Scottish Government&rsquo;s Fair Work First statement.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We continued to deliver value for money, with 94p of charitable expenditure in every &pound;1 spent.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, we reviewed our online application process to ensure more families could receive their grant faster&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"panel\">\n            \n    \n    \n\n<div class=\"inner-blocks-wrapper\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Download our 2023-24 annual and financial statement below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FF_Annual_Report_2324.pdf\">\n    Download Family Fund&rsquo;s 2023-24 annual report\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2023 we launched our new five-year strategy \u2018Being there for Families\u2019, which sets out how we will continue our support to families raising disabled and seriously ill children. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2981,"parent":930,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_mixd_wp_review_post_reminders":[],"_mixd_wp_review_date":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-932","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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