Snapshot Housing
This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to housing and accommodation among UK serving personnel and veterans, including single people and families. The Snapshot sets out policy responses and current structures …
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Snapshot Housing Bullets
This bullets summary provides key points from the Snapshot Housing, which summarises key themes and issues relating to housing and accommodation among UK serving personnel and veterans, including single people …
Armed Forces Charities’ Financial Support
The purpose of this report is to hold an objective mirror to the armed forces charity sector and – for the first time – to provide an overview of the …
DSC Sector Insight: Armed Forces Charities
This report is designed as a tool to help readers understand not just the current size and shape of the armed forces charity sector but also its characteristics and changing …
Military charities lead the way on cooperation, leaders claim
Military charities are “the market leader” in collaborating with one another, according to Cobseo, the body which represents veterans’ organisations. Military charities have previously been criticised by senior politicians for perceived “duplication” …
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The Fore. Substantiating the Fore’s Approach: Performance of the Pilot Portfolio Relative to a Control Group
This report evaluates The Fore’s approach in providing development grants and business skills to charities and social enterprises.
Snapshot Criminal Justice System Bullets
This Bullets summary provides key points from the Snapshot Criminal Justice System, which summarises key themes and issues relating to housing and accommodation among UK serving personnel and veterans, including …
Curry lovers tuck in to support UK Army veterans
The Big Curry event was held by Finchale Group, a charity which supports veterans, ex-offenders and disadvantaged groups, held the lunch to raise money for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. …
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Snapshot Employment Bullets
This Bullets summary provides key points from the Employment Snapshot, which summarises key themes and issues relating to housing and accommodation among UK serving personnel and veterans, including single people …
Walking With The Wounded becomes the first IPS Centre of Excellence for Veterans
Military charity Walking With The Wounded (‘WWTW’) has been named as an IPS Centre of Excellence for Veterans by the Centre for Mental Health, becoming the first veteran IPS service …
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Cobseo Members’ Survey
The survey underpinning this report was created with the aim of allowing Cobseo to understand the views and experience of its members. This resulting report contains insights on key areas …
Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Mental Health Provision
This report provides an overview of the mental health provision made by armed forces charities registered across the UK. It gives insight into mental health provision, different types of service …
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Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Housing Provision
This report gives an overview of the provision of accommodation services, and other relevant support, which help members of the armed forces community to secure and maintain suitable housing. The report …
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Legion urges Service Leavers and Veterans to ‘get help early’
Call to arms to help Armed Forces community access housing support as soon as possible The Royal British Legion has recently called on Service leavers and veterans to ‘get help …
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RBLI’s transformative employment support programme
RBLI’s transformative employment support programme for veterans expands across Wales after backing from the Morrisons Foundation. Unemployed Welsh veterans are to be handed a lifeline after a transformative employment support …
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Provision for Military Families
Service family accommodation A guide has been produced for service families about applying for, maintaining, moving in and out of and living in UK service family accommodation (SFA). The provision …
Charity Round-up
Charities continue to carry out important work for veterans and their families, whilst individuals work hard to fund raise and achieve impressive feats in the process… A blind veteran from …
There But Not There commemorative campaign is launched to mark 100 years since the end of WWI
Ghostly figures of First World War soldiers or ‘Tommies’, have sprung up all over the UK today, as part of a new fundraising campaign led by former Chief of the …
Charity Round-up February 2018
Charities continue to carry out important work for veterans and their families, whilst individuals work hard to fund raise and achieve impressive feats in the process… A woman from Oxford …
Burton Addiction Centre/Care after Combat Partnership
The well-being of former serving members of the Armed Forces has been at the centre of policy and research for some time. There is evidence from clinical practice and academic …
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Help for Heroes secures inquiry into Veterans mental health
The Defence Select Committee has announced it will be scrutinising Veterans mental health support this year, after Help for Heroes raised concerns in November last year. In a letter to …
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Charity Round-up
Charities continue to carry out important work for veterans and their families, whilst individuals work hard to fund raise and achieve impressive feats in the process… Former soldier gets fit …
Prince William officially launches Step Into Health
We were very proud to attend the national public launch of Step Into Health on Thursday 18th January with The Duke of Cambridge. The Step into Health initiative was developed …
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Armed Forces charities help quarter of a million people with physical health issues
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) and the Directory of Social Change (DSC) today (25 January) release the report Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Physical Health Provision, which reveals that 121 charities …
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Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Physical Health Provision
This research maps the physical health support offered by the charity sector to the Armed Forces community.
January Charity Roundup
Charities continue to work hard for veterans and many people have started the new year galvanised to create positive change for veterans and raise money for charity… A Royal Air …
2018 New Year’s Honours List
Key figures who work to support veterans have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List. Here are just a few… Veterans’ Charity Director awarded an OBE. Pauline Shaw is …
High Sherriff of Dorset awards Help 4 Homeless Veterans volunteer
Ex-Soldier, David Wood volunteers for Help 4 Homeless Veterans recently received an award from the High Sheriff of Dorset for his work with the veterans community. David was presented with …
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Charity Highlights: Blesma
Follow this link to find out how 2017 has been for charity Blesma. (Blesma, 20th December 2017)
‘So Worth It’: Veterans & Volunteers In London-Sussex Walk For Forces Charity
Supporters of the Walking with the Wounded charity have marked the start of its Walking Home For Christmas campaign, covering 50 miles from London to Sussex. More than 30 veterans and volunteers set off …
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First world war hero’s descendant pays £840,000 for medals
Buyer is offering decorations for museum display and sale proceeds will go to charity projects across the globe. The descendant of a war hero has bought his great-uncle’s Victoria Cross and …
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Row2Recovery Team Trident poised to take on 3,000-mile row in Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
Jordan Beecher and Captain Jon Armstrong are making their final preparations on the Canary Island of La Gomera for what will be an epic row of around 3,000 miles across …
Princess Royal Commends Supporters of the RNRMC at London Reception
The hard work and commitment of Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) supporters was celebrated with a presentation by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne. As the national charity of …
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17 Veterans Trek 75 Miles Across The Falklands
Between 19th-29th November, 17 veterans and serving personnel trekked 75 miles from Port San Carlos to Port Stanley. Organised by The Not Forgotten Association to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Falklands …
Helping the carers of veterans find the correct support
In the UK over 1.3 million people provide over 50 hours of care per week. And those caring for veterans may face additional difficulties, due to life-changing injuries that make …
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Little troopers: Calendar captures emotional reunions
Emotional farewells and reunions between children and their armed forces parents are captured in a fundraising calendar to support military families. The Little Troopers charity hopes to raise money to …
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‘A light went on in my head’: the charity helping military veterans beat alcoholism
According to Combat Stress, 13% of military veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan have significant alcohol disorders. Just over a year ago, Mike spent New Year’s Eve on his …
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Sector Insight – Armed Forces Charities Project Evaluation
This report evaluates the Armed Forces Charities Project (AFCP). The AFCP comprises the Sector Insight: UK Armed Forces Charities report and the associated website, www.armedforcescharities.org.uk and ran from November 2013 to …
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Rehabilitation and Recovery – other organisations that can help
Amicus Trust Amicus Trust provide up to two years’ accommodation for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We also offer a range of services in education, employment, …
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