Contact Information
Maindy Barracks
Whitchurch Road
Cardiff
CF14 3YE
Whitchurch Road
Cardiff
CF14 3YE
The charity has two enduring objectives each underpinned by a number of aims.
Objective 1 – The relief of those in need by reason of disability, ill health, financial hardship or other disadvantage by:
Aim 1: Providing a range of quality, affordable, rental accommodation to the Armed Forces Community.
Aim 2: The provision of welfare support to residents of Westfield Village and to relieve need by providing financial support, as appropriate, and where public funds are not available or cannot be provided in a reasonable time.
Aim 3: The disbursement of funds to charities and other organisations that support the Armed Forces Community.
Objective 2 – The advancement of community development, education, culture and heritage by:
Aim 4: Providing Sir Thomas Storey House as a Community Centre for the residents of Westfield Village.
Aim 5: Supporting residents of Westfield village in their community activities and maintaining the environment and ethos of the village.
We are a very small but longstanding charity that has experience in the provision of housing, namely Westfield Village, and supporting in an advisory role of Veterans. We have over the years, gained knowledge of working closely with and alongside housing associations, charities and other organisations.
WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died. It’s a peer-to-peer support group run by a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.
WAY was founded in 1997 and now has more than 2,800 members across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. WAY aims to provide peer-to-peer emotional and practical support to young widowed men and women – married or not, with or without children, whatever their sexual orientation – as they adjust to life after the death of their partner.
WAY offers a unique peer-to-peer support network to anyone who has lost their partner at a young age. We know that talking to and socialising with others who have been through a similar experience can be an enormous help when you are trying to rebuild your life after bereavement.
If you were bereaved when you were aged 50 or under, married or not, with or without children, whatever your sexual orientation, race or religion – you are welcome to join WAY.
To facilitate the transition of veterans affected by injury or illness into sustainable careers in aviation.
Our aim is to provide the financial and emotional support required to allow our beneficiaries to make their own, long term transition into a new career every bit as exciting and rewarding as their last.
The aims of the Witham Hub are to promote social inclusion for the public benefit of individuals living within the town of Witham and its surrounding area by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
To develop the capacity and skills of individuals living within that community who are socially and economically disadvantaged in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.
To ensure that no one goes hungry by offering food support whenever needed, via our self-referral scheme, by referral from trusted partners or by our community fridge. We offer a no questions asked food parcel to bridge a gap when funds are tight but also offer someone to chat with if needed supporting mental health. Offering a friendly space for a cuppa and a chat. Our ethos is we put the unity back in community.
We offer many services:
Food support, mental health counselling with trained counsellors, assistance with form filling, volunteering opportunities for all both able bodied and disabled people which can lead to employment. We operate crafting workshops and drop-in groups including physical exercise groups. We also offer crisis prevention services and collaborate with professional services to support vulnerable individuals and families.
Maintaining contact between former members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), Women’s Royal Army Corps and women still serving in the Army, fostering mutual friendship between them and providing for social gatherings. Fostering esprit de corps, comradeship, welfare, and preserving the traditions of the QMAAC, ATS, and WRAC.
To promote the interests and welfare of persons who have served in the Corps in such ways as are charitable in law; and the relief of persons in need who are either: persons who have served in the Corps; or the children or dependents of any person (alive or dead) who has served in the Corps.
A wide network of regional Branches, attendance at subsidised Reunions and AGM, opportunity to attend commemorative events, receipt of Lioness magazine twice per year.
The award of grants of money to purchase specific goods, services or facilities for eligible ex-servicewomen, or their dependants, in need. Provision of general maintenance grants to ex-servicewomen who are elderly, alone, with minimal income and in ill health. Applications via SSAFA or the RBL
Requests for help from former members of the WRNS referred to the WRNS Benevolent Trust.
Grants/benefits, ongoing financial support. Applicants can apply via SSAFA, TRBL or direct to the WRNS BT.
The Trust may also make grants for assistance with further education for members.
Our purpose is to provide an inviting meeting space for veterans of the Armed Forces, Emergency Services and Reservists to re-engage with life, their families and their communities.
Woody’s Lodge provides a meeting space for those that have served in the Armed Forces or their families to meet like-minded people. We have staff who can help with advice on benefits and from filling and if the need arises we signpost to the appropriate organisation that can assist further with Mental health, housing, debt management, pensions etc.
We are part of the WRVS family of charities, the Benevolent Trust is there to provide grants for WRVS Services Welfare and Royal Voluntary Service staff and volunteers, past and present, who find themselves in difficulties.
The original Women’s Voluntary Service (WVS) was formed in 1938 to provide support on the home front to the military, and undertook a myriad of duties throughout the UK, at its peak having over 1 million women volunteers. Lady Stella Reading is the founder of our family of charities and we work very closely together as siblings of the same founding mother. The charities have always had a very close relationship with the military and is proud to be able to make a contribution to the support of both past and present serving military personnel.
We work closely with WRVS Services Welfare to ensure that their staff, who are located in a large number of military establishments, offering support and pastoral care to serving military personnel, have any support they need should they experience difficulties or financial worry. Thus, helping them to continue to provide the valuable service they provide to the military.
Over 65 years’ experience in providing grants to past or present staff and volunteers of the WVS/WRVS/Royal voluntary service to help in times of need or crisis. Criteria are that they have worked or volunteered for at least 12 months at any time and that they are on limited financial means.
X-Forces supports serving Armed Forces personnel, Veterans, Reservists, and their families to start-up UK businesses, by delivering mentoring, training, support and start-up loans. We also support Cadets with enterprise for life skills.
We are passionate in our ambition to change the lives and career opportunities for the military community. We have, as of March 2021, lent £22.9M in seed-funding and provided over 37,500 hours of vital mentoring and training.
We work directly with numerous military charities to deliver enterprise training through business planning programmes for the Armed Forces community. These programmes help those who are interested in setting up their own business to make informed decisions, and acquire the tools, knowledge and support they need to succeed.
X-Forces is the Business Enterprise Trainer for the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), a partnering agreement between Right Management and the Ministry of Defence.
– Enterprise Training
– Workshops
– Funding
– Mentoring
– Business Planning Support
Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here