A charity which provides accommodation and support to homeless and unemployed veterans living in Newcastle has received a donation of £3,660.86 by a community choir.
Read moreA charity which provides accommodation and support to homeless and unemployed veterans living in Newcastle has received a donation of £3,660.86 by a community choir.
Read moreLaunchpad’s Speke House in Liverpool provides safe, secure accommodation for up to 48 veterans to help them stabilise their lives and make a successful transition from military to civilian life.
Read moreVeterans’ charity Launchpad has won a national award in recognition for the support it provides to ex-service personnel living at its two residences in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Liverpool.
Read moreVeterans living at Launchpad’s Speke House, in Liverpool are looking forward to cooking up homemade meals thanks to the donation of an allotment site.
Read moreMilitary veterans James Rose and Dan Smith are supporting the work Launchpad does for veterans by becoming ambassadors for the charity.
Read moreA group of Veterans have been learning essential new cooking skills such as preparation and food hygiene thanks to the support from local organisations.
Read moreAfter serving 24 years as an aircraft engineer in the Royal Navy, Grant Blackburn thought returning to civilian life would be relatively straight forward and never imagined the events that would unfold, which left him divorced, bankrupt, homeless, struggling to come to terms with his sexuality/gender and also serving time in prison.
Read moreMBDA UK is the latest company to make a donation to veterans’ charity, Launchpad.
Read moreFor most veterans, the transition when leaving the forces and returning back to civilian life will be smooth but, a few of those who can’t resettle are faced with challenges such as homelessness, poverty, health issues, addictions, broken families and unemployment.
Read moreNow in its second year, the Heropreneurs Awards celebrate the success and entrepreneurial spirit of ex-members – and their families of the Armed Forces.
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