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Forces Children Scotland (Royal Caledonian Trust)

Charity Number: 310952

Forces Children Scotland supports children and young people from serving personnel, reservist and veteran families to reach their potential and thrive. We achieve this by working collaboratively across sectors to drive improvements which reflect and support the unique challenges they face. We amplify their voices, ensuring they are heard and influence the development of policy and practice.

We support the children and young people of Scottish regular and reservist personnel as well as veterans of all arms of the British Armed Forces, who reside anywhere across the United Kingdom. We also support the children and young people of regular and reservist personnel who aren’t Scottish and are currently based or residing in Scotland.

Contact Information

https://forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/
admin@forceschildrenscotland.org.uk
15 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP
0131 240 2224

Support Offered

• We create opportunities for children and young people to be heard, make new friends and get involved in lots of different, creative ways
• We give financial support in different ways for children, young people and their families including our School Children’s Fund, College & University Student’s Fund, Support in a Crisis, Family Time Break Fund, Young Carers Support
• We deliver projects and services that help support children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing and education and learning
• We provide advice and support to those who support children and young people through a programme of training, resources, research, and access to our advisory service
• We build sector partnerships to help influence change in policy and practice

Forces Children’s Trust

Charity Number: 1104212
Company Number: 7587011

As a charity we are devoted to working together to help children in need whose father or mother has died, or has sustained life threatening injuries whilst serving as a member of the British Armed Forces.

Contact Information

https://forceschildrenstrust.org.uk/
denny.wise@forceschildrenstrust.org.uk
'Quaver Rest'
65 Shawley Way
Epsom Downs
KT18 5PD
01737 361077

Support Offered

Educational trips, Holidays, Help with extra curricula activities, Bereavement Counselling Weekends, plus many other activities.

Forces Employment Charity

Charity Number: 1061212
Scottish Charity Number: Sc039262
Company Number: 3270369

Part of the Career Transition Partnership. To help men and women of all ranks leaving the Armed Forces to find and remain in employment throughout their working lives.

Contact Information

http://www.forcesemployment.org.uk/
info@forcesemployment.org.uk
Mountbarrow House
6-20 Elizabeth Street
London
SW1W 9RB

Support Offered

Counselling and support.
Job finding, advice and search.

Forces Online CIO

Charity Number: 1188955
Scottish Charity Number: SC050678

Forces Online is a small, registered online veteran’s charity that was setup for:
“The relief of former members of the armed forces services personnel, their families and dependents; who are in need by reason of age, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in particular but not exclusively providing them by multi-disciplinary team (advice, information and signposting and bespoke support), through collaboration, networking and campaigning for better access to services, we aim to continue to improve the lives of our beneficiary’s so that they have an enhanced quality of life and overall wellbeing for their benefit, by the provision of services as the trustees feel fit.”
We are registered in England and Wales Reg No 1188955, In Scotland as a cross-border charity Reg No SC050678. In Norther Ireland we are currently known as a 167 which is a registered charity working across the UK including Northern Ireland, where we have registered a current statement of Intent and will be called forward for formal registration in due course.

Contact Information

https://www.forcesonline.org.uk
administration@forcesonline.org.uk
Unit 5
Workshed Carriageworks
London Street,Swindon
SN1 5DG

Support Offered

At Forces Online we categorise support with a single motto which is: “Helping armed forces veterans, their families and dependents wherever we can”.
We are a team that comprises of veterans themselves, and some of whom have experienced real life issues because of their service within the armed forces and other life issues.
There is no one label that fits what we do, and we never know what’s coming through the door next. What we do know is when a veteran decides to cry out for help this is not something that has been an easy decision for them. Working through direct support and signposting to other experienced services we have been able to respond quickly to veterans in need of help and support. Whether this is a large complex issue needing a multi-disciplinary approach or a simple enquiry resolution we are here to help.
See https://www.forcesonline.org.uk/promptsheet.pdf for further guidance.

Forces Pension Society

Charity Number: 264524

The Forces Pension Society is an independent, not-for-profit membership funded organisation that acts as a pension watchdog for the whole military community.

Contact Information

https://forcespensionsociety.org/
memsec@forpen.co.uk
68 South Lambeth Road
London
SW8 1RL
020 7820 9988

Support Offered

The Society (FPS) empowers its members to make better, well-informed choices about their Armed Forces Pension by providing members of the Schemes and their partners with personalised pension guidance. FPS influences at the ‘top table’, working in collaboration with government for the appropriate delivery of your pension. The society also runs a series of roadshows, webinars and other educational sessions to better prepare the Armed Forces community on all pension matters. Members receive a variety of benefits including significant discounts and deals across a wide range of commercial goods and services.

Forces Support

Charity Number: 1157531
Company Number: 7192349

Our purpose is to provide practical support to improve the quality of life for bereaved military family members – parents, partners and children. We also contribute to the provision of good quality, affordable and sustainable accommodation through partnerships with housing associations for ex-service personnel, so they can build new and rewarding lives when their service careers finish.

Contact Information

http://www.forcessupport.org.uk/
admin@forcessupport.uk
Unit 2 Two Rivers Industrial Estate
Station Lane
Witney
OX28 4BH
01993 848244

Support Offered

We offer hands-on support including garden maintenance, painting and decorating and other DIY services based on requests made by bereaved families. To date we have completed nearly 600 projects in the UK. We have supplied 300+ remembrance benches and fire pits as well as hundreds of remembrance cards to families to ensure they do not feel forgotten, and personalised memory books. We have also commissioned 10 personal portraits of fallen soldiers.
In support of veterans we are currently working alongside Broughton House based in Manchester to provide funding to expand their Armed Forces Support Hub. This is a one-stop shop that provides tailored advice and support for health, housing, welfare, social and employment issues. We are also working with Haig Housing Trust on various projects. One example is funded scooter shelters for veteran homes in Moredon.

Forward Assist

Charity Number: 1150408
Company Number: 08190905

Forward Assist is a ‘Veteran Centric’ Registered Charity based in North Tyneside. Its core aim is to enrich the lives of UK veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. Forward Assist believes that by promoting ‘active citizenship’ former servicemen and women will become both, ‘key stakeholders’ and ‘community leaders’ in their chosen communities. Forward Assist enables veterans to use their transferable military skills to do good for others through well supervised projects that support those less well off than themselves. Forward Assist provides ‘life changing’ opportunities such as international travel, whilst increasing self-esteem and the aspirations of those that have served in British Armed Forces. In doing so Veterans gain the respect of the wider civilian community, significant others, thus facilitating a smoother transition to civilian life.
Forward Assist have developed a portfolio of local employers who support our veteran community by working closely with our Education Training & Employment Coordinators to facilitate vital work experience/ placements, career advice and guidance, interview skills, and realistic employment opportunities.

Contact Information

http://www.forward-assist.com/
admin@forwardassist.com
C/O John Willie Sams Centre
Market Street
Dudley
NE23 7HS
0191 250 4877

Support Offered

1. Support all HM Armed Forces veterans & Reservists regardless of time served, age or physical/mental condition.
2. Refer and chaperone process to supporting Charities & Organisations for assistance with health, substance abuse, family breakdown, legal advice, education & training, homelessness, Criminal Justice system involvement, financial & debt advice, welfare, funding options etc.
3. Diversionary activities to encourage engagement and deter social isolation.
4. Mental & physical wellbeing through sporting activities.
5. Community benefit projects to underpin confidence, team work, self-worth and community integration.
6. Full employment support package including CV writing (tailored for the applied role), interpreting transferable skills, interview preparation, variations of application formats, arranging work placements specific to the veterans targeted career goal, identifying training gaps/courses/funding options, volunteering opportunities while searching for employment.
7. Development of independent living skills.
8. Mentoring through unemployment and external agency support.
9. Opportunity of annual international travel (France/USA) for engaged and progressed veterans.

Give Us Time

Charity Number: 1152978

Give Us Time is a small, niche service charity that focuses exclusively on the military family. We match donated holiday accommodation with Forces families in need, allowing them to spend vital together to make memories following deployment or married unaccompanied postings, bereavement, physical or mental injury, financial need, and/or other welfare issues. As well as individual family holidays, we also run group holidays for those families who live, work and serve together.

Give Us Time relies on donations of time from the owners of holiday groups, hotels, holiday homes and timeshares and puts them to good use. We believe that to have happy service personnel you need happy service families.

Since 2013, we have support 1,200 families to have breaks away, creating 25,000 days of memories.

Contact Information

https://giveustime.org.uk/
enquiries@giveustime.org.uk
Work.Life
33 Foley Street
W1W 7TL
02074708877

Support Offered

The Charity’s objects are: to support armed forces personnel, their families and veterans through such charitable means as the trustees think fit and in particular: (a) to support the morale of armed forces personnel by giving support to their family units; (b) to assist service families, especially, but not exclusively those who have suffered loss or injury; (c) to help both armed forces personnel and their families make the transition from military to civilian life; and to relieve serving and former members of the armed forces and their dependants who are in need by virtue of their physical or mental health or their economic circumstances.

Greenwich Hospital

Established in 1694 by Royal Charter, Greenwich Hospital was founded as a home for wounded, sick, and elderly Royal Navy sailors and to provide support to their families. Today, it continues to evolve as a unique and modern Crown body, leveraging its historic assets to provide vital funding for the Royal Navy community.

Contact Information

http://www.grenhosp.org.uk
funding@grenhospital.org.uk
Third Floor
1-3 Bolt Court
London
020 7396 0150

Support Offered

Greenwich Hospital invests in the education, welfare, and urgent needs of serving and former Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel, along with their families to help them thrive at every stage of life.

Grant funding supports proactive and preventative initiatives that improve the health and education for families and develops opportunities for children and young people while delivering impactful infrastructure projects to help strengthen the Royal Navy community.

Haig Housing Trust

Charity Number: 1125556
Scottish Charity Number: SC040058
Company Number: 06593129

Haig Housing Trust is proud to have served the British Veteran community for over 100 years. As the leading housing provider for ex-Service personnel in the UK, the charity owns over 1,500 properties across 50 locations.

The Trust assists eligible Veterans and their families who are in housing need, whether they are transitioning into civilian life or are simply in need of a helping hand.

Haig offers a mix of family-sized and smaller houses, flats and maisonettes on small, well-managed estates. These communities range in size from as small as six properties to our largest estate in Morden, South London, with 350 homes.

Contact Information

http://www.haighousing.org.uk
enquiries@haighousing.org.uk
Mountbarrow House
12 Elizabeth Street
London
SW1W 9RB
0208 685 5777

Support Offered

Provision of general needs housing for rent across the UK.

Guidance about housing and signposting to other Veterans charities which can assist those in housing need.

The Trust also provides a small number of joint purchase properties for severely wounded or injured Service personnel and Veterans.

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