About
SOOCH is a community-support initiative. Bereavement support is one of its programmes, not its only purpose.
SOOCH brings people together to create opportunities, support independent livelihoods and offer practical help during difficult times.
We aim to help individuals and families develop sustainable sources of income through skills, education, training, tools and small-business support.
When people face bereavement, hardship, disasters or other serious difficulties, we aim to bring community members together to offer appropriate assistance wherever reasonably possible.
SOOCH is not solely a funeral-support organisation.
Help people gain skills, access equipment, learn trades and develop ways to earn independently. This can include training, locally sourced tools and support to start or strengthen a small livelihood. These are aims. They are not a claim that a particular project is already operating.
Coordinate voluntary practical and financial help where possible when members or their families face bereavement. This is one programme of SOOCH. It is not funeral insurance and it does not promise to pay for a funeral.
Explore appropriate assistance during serious hardship, disasters or other emergencies, subject to resources. Open appeals, when there are any, are listed on Our causes. An empty list means no appeal is open. It is not a promise of help.
Community assistance is not insurance. It is not guaranteed funeral-cost cover. Any support depends on the programme rules and the resources available at the time.
Active paid members can view published monthly financial statements in My SOOCH. They can also view verified membership counts in My Community. Those pages show what SOOCH has prepared and published. They do not mean the website automatically tracks a bereavement-support reserve.
