Bovington Academy, Dorset was the lucky recipient of some serious benevolent activity last month when SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, joined forces with construction company BJF, Vivo Defence Services and BFBS, to deliver a ‘Listening Ear’ cabin at the school to enable children to have a safe space where there is always an adult on hand dedicated to listening to the concerns of the child.
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, enabled a group of children to enjoy horse therapy sessions this summer.
Read more13-year-old Jack Rigby, the son of Royal Fusilier Lee Rigby who was murdered on the way to his barracks in May 2013, has won a Pride of Britain award after raising tens of thousands of pounds for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, the charity for bereaved British Forces children and young people.
Read moreThe Naval Children’s Charity are delighted to welcome Rachel Price who joins the charity as the Head of Programmes and Funding, leading on the strategic ambitions of our work on partnership working and promoting effective collaboration.
Read moreThe autumn edition of Army&You magazine is now available.aff
Read moreSSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is grateful to the Army Central Fund (ACF) for its generous donation of £40,000 towards providing Short Breaks for service families who have a child with additional needs or a disability.
Read moreThe Armed Forces Covenant Trust (the Trust) excited to announce the first awards made under the Service Pupil Support Programme – an MOD funded programme, which is part of the Armed Forces Families Fund.
Read moreFrom 7-11 August, RAF Brize Norton held its own five-night residential stay taking 78 young people who attend Airplay, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s flagship youth support programme, to an adventure camp in Shropshire.
Read moreThat was the verdict of one family member who went on the recent Short Break – organised by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity and sponsored by Annington – at Calvert Trust’s Lake District site.
Read moreMark began his Big Miles For Little Smiles Challenge on 13 May this year to raise funds for Scotty’s Little Soldiers, a charity that supports hundreds of children and young people who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.
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