About Us
Families Moving On established in 2009 for the benefit of the inhabitants of Omagh and the surrounding environs of Co. Tyrone. The group is an interdenominational victims and survivors group set up to support those affected through terrorist related incidents in which members do not avail of duplicate services from other funded groups.
Members may suffer as a result of bereavement, injury or through traumatisation by witnessing any incidents in the area. Members can be carer’s of those injured or traumatised.
FMO strives on its varied membership which includes all age groups, religious denominations and affiliations, gender, marital status, educational and economical status.
Members have a universal and collective aim of moving on with their lives by enhancing their social life, health and wellbeing, and career opportunities by providing essential skills. FMO can help ensure its young people have a platform to achieve to their upmost abilities.
FMO aim to provide a safe place where victims and survivors can avail of services appropriate to them and relevant to their needs in order to help alleviate their personal stress caused though terrorist related activities. We aim to be aware of the changing needs of members and to ensure members take decisions based on information and choices available locally regarding educational, training, volunteering, practical and recreational opportunities.
Working towards the following objectives:
- Providing practical support and encouragement to members
- Promote awareness of the needs and experiences of victims
- To provide and secure funding to allow for respite and residential care, educational and recreational facilities for all members
- Provision of befriending and peer support services for members - providing the Gift Of Time
- Move forward into a shared future
- To make time and listen to the needs of members
- To provide support and assistance to those affected directly and indirectly, in particular third generational effects within youth
- To liaise with, and to facilitate communication between the beneficiaries and statutory and voluntary bodies with respect to the needs and experiences of the beneficiaries
- Provide or secure the provision of welfare rights advice and information and refer those in need of professional advice to the relevant agencies.
- Provide or assist in providing training, seminars, lectures, discussions, exhibitions, outings and events
- Procure to be written and printed, published, issued, distributed and circulated reports, or periodicals, books, pamphlets, leaflets and other documents or information
- Build up a library and information bank
- Recruit, train and employ volunteers with relevant skills, for the furtherance of the above aims
- Promote and carry out or assist in promoting and carrying out research, surveys and investigations into the experience and needs of the victims and survivors.
