Alongside providing vital bereavement support, Scotty’s Little Soldiers plays a crucial but often hidden role in advocating for the rights and needs of bereaved British Forces families.
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Alongside providing vital bereavement support, Scotty’s Little Soldiers plays a crucial but often hidden role in advocating for the rights and needs of bereaved British Forces families.
Read moreBlesma Member Lorraine Anderson has taken up her new role as the Association’s inaugural Widows’ Representative and will represent the interests of the Association’s Widows and Widowers.
Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers operate remotely, but when the team came together this month at the historic IWM Duxford Airfield, it was a powerful opportunity to strengthen connections, deepen understanding of the charity’s military roots, and reaffirm their shared purpose.
Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers has received a generous grant of £96,745 from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT) to launch a pioneering pre-bereavement support programme for children and young people from military families.
Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers is undergoing a planned evolution to help ensure that more bereaved military families can access the charity’s specialist support in the future.
Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers launched its brand-new Scotty’s On Tour events programme in Bristol this month – bringing together bereaved military families in partnership with the Army Widows’ Association, RAF Widows’ Association, Royal Navy and Royal Marines Widows’ Association, and the War Widows’ Association – and exceeding expectations with strong attendance, heartfelt feedback, and new connections formed.
Read moreAnglia Ruskin University’s Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research (VFI) is launching a new research project in partnership with Scotty’s Little Soldiers to examine how being part of a military-specific charity shapes a bereaved child or young person’s sense of identity.
Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers is well known for providing vital support to bereaved military children and young people, but what is less widely recognised is that the charity also supports parents and carers – providing essential guidance, respite, and a supportive community to help them navigate their children’s grief.
Read moreIn 2023, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, further strengthening the bond between the two organisations.
Read moreAt an event held on 24 March at the Churchill War Rooms in London, Scotty’s Little Soldiers and The Royal British Legion revealed powerful new research highlighting the challenges faced by bereaved military children in UK schools.
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