Hardships Can Be Invisible

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“Hardships Can Be Invisible” is a campaign to shed light on highlighting the often-hidden struggles faced by many railway workers. Your support can make a real difference. Regular donations enable us to continue to support the railway family.

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Hardships Can Be Invisible

Our ‘Hardships Can Be Invisible” campaign raises awareness of the hidden struggles many railway workers face. These are uncertain times, and many of our dedicated railway colleagues are facing hidden financial and emotional challenges.

As the charity for the UK rail industry, we’re proud to support our community, and your regular contributions empower us to provide essential assistance with things like food and housing, helping our colleagues navigate these tough times.

We want to support more railway people like, Josh, a 21-year old railway engineer, who shared his experience;

“I’ve been struggling really badly lately financially and emotionally, with normal problems like money, not getting enough shifts working as a track engineer, and family issues. Then I stumbled upon the RBF and got the help I needed. It’s very simple, and the staff are wonderful. I highly encourage people to reach out if they’re struggling to make ends meet .”

Let’s unite to ensure that those who keep our nation moving have the support they deserve.

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I’m finding it really helpful. I sometimes go a long time without anyone to talk to and it’s very hard. I’m 94 and meeting new people is difficult, so check in and chat in my own home with a lovely lady to talk to is fantastic. I still manage to get to town to run my errands, although at my age I don’t run! But the casual conversations I have with shop keepers are nothing like the calls, which are much more personal and involved.

Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the help and support this charity has given us, before this I felt so hopeless and worried about the future, it has been a really tough, stressful year but I now have some sense of positivity that things will get easier and that wouldn’t have happened without RBF’s support.

When I approached the RBF, I felt hopeless and that I had no chance of ever paying off all my debts. I sent in my application asking for support with my council tax and energy bills, and the charity provided me with a grant to finally pay off these debts. Since receiving this support, I feel so happy and relieved.