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6 March 2018

Naval Children’s Charity

Appointments, Charity News, Children, Education, Families, Support, Welfare

Director of Royal Navy & Royal Marines Childrens’ Fund to retire after 36 years

The Trustees of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund would like to announce that after 36 years dedicated service, our Director, Monique Bateman MBE will retire. She will be succeeded by our Assistant Director, Ms Clare Scherer, who will assume the appointment from 11 May 2018. The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to Monique for her years of exceptional, dedicated service. She will be sadly missed by staff, Trustees and, most particularly, by the many thousands of children and their families whose lives she has transformed.

6 March 2018

Give Us Time

Announcements, Appointments, Charity News, Children, Families, Serving, Trustees, Veterans

Lady Kitty Spencer becomes Patron for Give Us Time

Give Us Time is thrilled to announce our new Patron, Lady Kitty Spencer, who said: “This role gives me the opportunity to express the utter respect I have for the men and women who serve this country in the armed forces. For military personnel, the family network is the all-important backdrop to their professional lives. ‘Give Us Time’

acknowledges that the entire family makes sacrifices and seeks to nurture this support network. In my opinion, our service personnel and their families truly represent what is best about the United Kingdom. I am in awe of their strength and commitment to our country.

6 March 2018

Royal Naval Association

Funding, Marines, Navy, Remembrance, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Technology, Training, Veterans, Welfare

Project Semaphore Update

Project Semaphore, a Royal Naval Association (RNA) initiative, continues to go from strength to strength. Whilst providing iPads for RN and RM Veterans, this is not an IT Project but an initiative that brings people together and builds communities. Mindful that many Veterans have a fear of technology, they feel overwhelmed at the idea of learning new skills, worry about their personal security and need help and support to realise the benefits of the financial savings offered online.

5 March 2018

Alabaré

Ambassador, Announcement, Health, Housing, Veterans, Welfare

Alabaré welcome new Wiltshire ambassadors

Alabaré are delighted to welcome two new members to our Wiltshire Ambassadors; Gay Edwards and Jennifer Nelson.

Gay has been involved with voluntary work since her late twenties, including a number of charities on the Isle of Wight and in Hampshire, predominately as a trustee. She has also spent many years working on a voluntary basis in prisons, being on the Parole Board for England and Wales and on the Board of Hampshire Probation.

5 March 2018

Veterans Scotland

Housing, Remembrance, Scotland, Serving, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Veterans Scotland Newsletter

Follow this link for all the latest news from Veterans Scotland.

5 March 2018

Blind Veterans UK

Announcements, Disability Support, Events, Research, Veterans, Welfare

23rd May – Research and Innovation Seminar Series Annual Event

Blind Veterans UK in collaboration with The University of Manchester are proud to invite you to join us for the Research and Innovation annual seminar. We will be exploring sight loss as a consequence of Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health implications.

5 March 2018

University of Winchester

Army, Children, Education, Families, Marines, Navy, Qualifications, RAF, Research, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Serving, Welfare

University regulator publishes guidance encouraging universities to include Service children in their support and outreach work

The SCiP Alliance has worked closely with the new government regulatory body for higher education, the Office For Students and its predecessor OFFA, to ensure Service children are considered alongside other underrepresented groups when universities formulate their outreach plans with their Widening Participation teams. Work by the SCiP Alliance and its partners is referenced in new guidance published by the OFS to inform institutions’ planning for 2019-20.

5 March 2018

Combat Stress

Health, Mental Health, NHS, Veterans, Welfare

Combat Stress responds to loss of funding from NHS England

By Sue Freeth, Chief Executive, Combat Stress.
Combat Stress’ residential programmes for veterans living with mental health problems are respected around the world. So why is the UK withdrawing £3.2 million in funding from this life saving work?

The recent announcement of our new helpline for those serving in the armed forces is most welcome. So too is NHS England’s investment in specialist mental health community services for veterans. But these services alone are not enough.

5 March 2018

Gov.uk

Announcements, Charity News, Employment

Could you host a bright, enthusiastic future leader for a six-month project?

Secondments now form an integral part of the Civil Service ‘Fast Stream’ graduate development programme. The Whitehall & Industry Group (WIG), through the Charity Next scheme, leads on arranging secondments into registered charities and social enterprises for Fast Streamers in their 2nd year of the programme.

We are always looking to register charities and social enterprises as hosts for enthusiastic, capable fast streamers for six- month projects.

5 March 2018

SSAFA

Army, Children, Families, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Serving

SSAFA Adoption Service celebrates LGBT Adoption Week

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is celebrating LGBT Adoption Week by reflecting on the developments of inclusion and diversity in its Adoption Service over the past year.

SSAFA runs an independent adoption agency that works with local authorities to provide support for anyone who is currently serving who wishes to create a family through adoption. The service has approved 328 military adopters since 1964 and offers lifelong support to families.

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