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The Armed Forces Equine Charity

Charity Number: 1184971
Company Number: 11843722

We support serving members of the Armed Forces, their partners and families; military veterans and those who have been bereaved; alongside the local community around where the Armed Forces are based.
We promote the efficiency of the Armed Forces, by nurturing talent, broadening opportunity and supporting the mental, physical and emotional well-being needs.

Contact Information

http://www.armedforcesequine.com
info@armedforcesequine.com
PO Box 2465
Salisbury
SP4 5AX

Support Offered

We’re constantly adapting our approach to best suit the needs of those who come to us for support. We provide the following programmes:
Sport and Recreation – We support active lifestyles and the benefits they have on health and well-being, by providing equine competitions, sporting events and recreational activity. We aim to make our equine centres affordable to all who wish to use them.
Health and Wellbeing – We provide Equine Assisted Services (EAS) to Therapy, Recovery and Rehabilitation. We aim to deliver four equine therapy courses each year to help veterans who are facing severe mental challenges. The Virtual Equestrian Centre provides a platform with pre-recorded video content, tailored to the demands of equestrianism, and is accessible to everyone online.
Learning – We provide Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to the Neuro Diverse community by focussing on developing life skills, values and building confidence and character.
Welfare – We provide community hubs in our centres, and have a Welfare Hub and Community Café in Tidworth
Governance and Assurance – We provide our equine centres with governance and assurance to deliver a firm base from which to operate.

The Art of War Foundation

Charity Number: 1208599

The Art of War Foundation exists to support the mental health and welfare of current and former service personnel, their families, and their communities – fostering resilience, pride, and connection through the power of art.

Contact Information

http://www.theartofwarfoundation.com/
admin@theartofwarfoundation.com
5 Bluestone Court
Backworth
NE27 0GH

Support Offered

The Art of War Foundation is a charity, set up with the aims of:

· Providing art/creative workshops to support mental health and wellbeing

· Provision of mental health support kits and advice

· Fundraising to support mental health activities for armed forces personnel, veterans and their families, including providing support to other armed forces charities

· Raising awareness and tackling the stigmas associated with mental health and creating a community to provide support

The Block Armed Forces Foundation

Charity Number: 1205854
Company Number: 12949232 (previously a CIC)

The Block Armed Forces Foundation is a veteran-led charity based in the North West that provides practical support, advice and advocacy to serving personnel, veterans and their families. The organisation is committed to improving the lives of members of the Armed Forces community by addressing the challenges they face in areas such as housing, employment, health, wellbeing, financial hardship and social isolation.

Operating from its accessible community hub on Walton Road, Liverpool, The Block delivers a range of frontline services designed to help veterans achieve stability, independence and long-term wellbeing. The charity works closely with local authorities, housing providers, healthcare services, employers and military charities to ensure veterans receive coordinated and effective support.

Contact Information

http://theblockaff.org
support@theblockaff.org
241-243 Walton Road
Liverpool
L4 4AR
0151 281 4837

Support Offered

Key areas of support include:

· Housing advice, homelessness prevention and tenancy sustainment.
· Employment, training and skills development opportunities.
· Health and wellbeing support, including referrals to specialist services.
· Welfare and benefits guidance.
· Community engagement, peer support and social inclusion activities.
· Advocacy and casework for veterans with complex needs.

The Bolton Guild of Help

Charity Number: 224760
Company Number: 223283

The Guild is set up to provide financial help, practical assistance and pastoral care to needy people residing within the Borough of Bolton. We have been doing this for more than one hundred years.
The Borough consists of Bolton, Horwich, Westhoughton, Farnworth, Blackrod and all the outlying villages plus anywhere else with a BL postcode who pays their council tax to Bolton Council.
Our Bolton Veterans Aid project provides support to an ever growing number of ex-serviceman and woman, and their families, resident in the Borough.

Contact Information

www.boltonguildofhelp.org.uk
info@boltonguildofhelp.org.uk
Scott House
27 Silverwell Street
Bolton
BL1 1PP

Support Offered

The Guild has been providing assistance to needy people in Bolton since 1905.
Assistance offered includes the provision of white & brown goods, school uniforms, and debt management advice via our partnership with Christians Against Poverty (CAP). Also, benefits checks via our partnership with Citizens Advice. But we will consider any reasonable requests for help and each case is judged on its merits.
The Guild also acts as a referral agency to local food banks. And, in partnership with Bolton Lions, we provide needy families with sacks of toys at Christmas
We work in partnership with SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity and, also, the Bolton Armed Forces Centre 4 Veterans in support of the military family within the Borough

The Buchanan Trust

Charity Number: 235867

The Buchanan Trust provides support and assistance for those that have served in the UK’s armed forces who are in need of assistance or interested in a career in agriculture. We provide short to medium term accommodation in self contained flats and cottages on our rural estate near Ledbury for veterans and their families whilst they decide on careers in the rural or construction sectors
Training is available on our Bosbury Estate and in nearby colleges for new skills and qualifications to enhance veterans’ employability and earning capacity. We have permission for a residential training centre as well and are fund raising for that at present.
We also link with partner charities for woodland skills and therapy in our estate woodlands and work experience with Highground as well as on our in hand livestock farms.

Contact Information

https://www.buchanan-trust.org.uk/
info@buchanan-trust.org.uk
Estate Office
North Farm
Ledbury
HR8 1JY

Support Offered

Residential accommodation for those in financial need whilst getting back on track for a civilian career or deciding upon one after leaving the forces.
Training to gain employment skills.
Jobs on the estate as and when available, both full and part time.

The Captains Fund London Division Naval Reserve

Charity Number: 288990

To promote the defence of the Realm by any of the following means:

i. By encouraging the recruitment and retention of people in the Armed Forces, particularly the Royal Naval Reserve and in the London Division’s SOI.

ii. By increasing the military efficiency, profile and appeal of the Armed Forces, particularly units of the Royal Naval Reserve as described in the preceding clause.

iii. To help relieve members of the Royal Naval Reserve and their dependents within the London Divisions SOI who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress.

Contact Information

alistair.worsley@freeuk.com
HMS PRESIDENT
St Katherine's Way
E1W 1UQ

Support Offered

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