Postal Family Fund is a small charity that supports the dreams and ambitions of children from postal families. We are committed to ensuring postal children have opportunities to thrive and reach their full potential. We do this by assisting families in challenging circumstances, supporting children to access education and enrichment activities, and funding essential equipment.
In 2025, the Postal Family Fund supported more than 440 children across the year. At the end of 2025, we are proud to be helping 48 families with family support grants and discretionary support, 224 university students with their studies, 9 apprentices as they undergo their on-the-job training and 57 ‘Rising Star’ children with their talents and passions outside of school.
Your application will be dealt with in strict confidence. It will only be seen by members of the Postal Family Fund team.
Your help can make a difference. With your support and donations, we can help children of postal families to thrive and fulfil their full potential.
Postal Family Fund will hold their Annual General Meeting at 185 Farringdon Road on Thursday May 8th at 3.45pm. Members wishing to attend should inform the business secretary in advance for details of how to join the meeting. Please contact sec.postalfamilyfund@royalmail.com.
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Formerly known as The Post Office Orphans Benevolent Institution (POOBI), the Postal Family Fund is a charitable organisation established in 1870 by staff from the General Post Office (a forerunner of Royal Mail Group & Post Office Ltd). It was set up to help the families of their colleagues who faced hardship as a result of death or chronic illness or disability.
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We work very closely with the Rowland Hill Fund. The postal peoples charity will refer cases to us where it feels children are demonstrably impacted through parental death, absence, disability, chronic illness of parent or child, or other serious family issue which is restricting development.
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