Employment & Enterprise – we provide training, coaching and job brokerage support as well as creating transitional employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions within our social enterprises. We provide specialist services for particular groups led by people with lived experience.
Community engagement
Landscape design and build
Early intervention to support health and wellbeing
Safe and sustainable business support
Youth focused coaching, training and leadership programmes
Operation Re-org is the area of our work that has specific relevance to the military community. Operation Re-Org is our ex-military skills for employment programme; it helps veterans who have struggled to find permanent employment because of difficult personal circumstances such as physical injuries, mental health problems, substance misuse issues, homelessness or having a criminal record.
We work with local forces charities to identify veterans who may benefit from our help. The programme, which is led by Terry Morley, a veteran who served with the 1st Battalion King’s Regiment, includes:
– Personalised assessment to identify support needed and establish goals
– Intensive 1-1 mentoring, support and training to build skills and confidence
– Development of a ‘working mind-set’ – essential workplace behaviours
– Job brokerage services to support people into job vacancies followed with 6 months in work support
– Bespoke training packages to support veterans back in to employment including accredited qualifications e.g. health and safety, first aid and CSCS.
The aim of the programme is for veterans to progress into sustained employment and gain long-lasting positive changes in their personal circumstances as a result of having a regular salary and routine, the opportunity to learn new skills, increased social interaction and improvements in confidence and feelings of self-worth.
We also provide additional IAG support services and work with a wide range of employers in the public and private sector to help them recruit armed forces veterans into their workforce.
We are also a specialist provider of employment focused support services for people that have a criminal record, including through the gate support for people that have served a custodial sentence.
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.
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.
They provide a ‘Service of Care’ for veterans who for whatever reason find themselves vulnerable and living rough.
“Our mission is to source and provide accommodation to Ex Service Personnel who are living rough or in unsatisfactory accommodation”.
Our mission is to provide immediate and sustained support to homeless veterans, ensuring they receive the resources, care, and opportunities they need to rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to ending homelessness among veterans by offering safe housing, comprehensive mental health and wellness services, and pathways to employment and reintegration into civilian life.
Through our targeted outreach programs, we actively engage with veterans living on the streets, connecting them with tailored services that address both immediate needs and long-term recovery. We focus on providing physical shelter, emotional support, and mentorship programs to assist veterans and their families.
Crisis Intervention and Housing Support
We offer emergency housing referrals and operate the Russell Aston Home for Veterans, a transitional residence that combines safe accommodation with structured support for those overcoming homelessness and instability. Alongside this, we offer emergency food and support for veterans, which includes signposting to Mental Health services such as Op Courage.
Help A Squaddie also offers activities like our breakfast club and outdoor activities like paddleboarding, canoeing, cycling, and walking.
Help for Heroes helps members of the Armed Forces community to live well after service. The charity supports all veterans, serving personnel, people who have served alongside the UK military, and the families of all of these.
The charity helps people manage their physical and mental health, and supports their financial, social and welfare needs.
Support services are provided one-to-one, in group educational courses, with direct grants, and through sporting and social activities.
0300 303 9888
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
getsupport@helpforheroes.org.uk
Heropreneurs is a registered charity that has been created by successful entrepreneurs for the benefit of new entrepreneurs. Heropreneurs helps anyone, or their families, who has served in the Armed Forces on the commercial creation of a business and its future growth strategy. It is also increasingly being asked to help more established businesses on their future strategy.
To date Heropreneurs has helped create more than 100 new businesses and there are currently more than 20 taking part in our Mentoring Programme.
Our Mentoring Programme, led by our Chairman Peter Mountford, helps new businesses with their initial strategies. This includes:
• Whether or not the business is a sensible commercial proposition
• An assessment of the likely Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for the business
• Advice on the creation of a Business Plan
• Advice on the Marketing Strategy of the business
• A review of the Financial Strategy of the new business
• Access to the extensive network of contacts of Heropreneurs
• Advice on funding sources if required
• The possibility of Heropreneurs investing in the business
All Mentors have a clearly demonstrated success record in their industry, so they are well qualified for their role.
Occasionally, Heropreneurs invests in the new businesses that it helps.
To provide advice and support to Service Leavers, Reservists and Veterans about employment and vocational opportunities in the land-based sector.
Advice re land-based training, qualifications, work experience, employment and self-employment.
Rural Weeks programme starts Spring 2015.
Ongoing mentoring and support.
Provides Horticultural Therapy service at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court.
Hire a Hero is a charity established to support all service leavers with the transition to meaningful civilian employment.
Hire a Hero supports service leavers, regardless of service type or length, situation or background, by doing whatever it takes for as long as it takes to provide individual support in the transition from service life.
Support in to Employment
Career Coaching
Job Opportunities
Training
Mentoring
Housing Advice
Welfare Support
Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here