NFF has developed a ‘pull-out and keep’ resource for parents, carers and schools. Deployment can be an emotional experience for all the family. Understanding the stages and feelings involved can help parents, carers and schools to support children and young people.
Read moreDurham based independent charity; Finchale has been awarded £460,000 over three years to invest in an intensive, Health, Training, Work, dedicated case-worker led programme that will support veterans and their families across the region.
Funded by the Chancellor using LIBOR funds – the charity will run a three year partnership programme that will provide dedicated case-workers to over 60 veterans and family members across County Durham
Read moreLocal TV Chef and successful entrepreneur Mark Earnden, Founder of the award winning Food Education Company and Managing Director of TSYMCO (a food purchasing business offering much more than just procurement) has joined forces with Finchale to offer fresh, affordable and delicious food for events and conferences, training delegates, tenants and staff at Finchale’s site in Pity Me, Durham.
Read moreEd and Siddhanta’s lives began worlds apart, but they were forever bonded through the Brigade of Gurkhas.
On 30 October 2012, while serving together in Afghanistan, they were betrayed and murdered by a man claiming to be a member of the Afghan police. Their loss was felt around the world.
Read more132 bereaved Forces families booked holiday breaks through Scotty’s Little Soldiers within 24 hours of the charity’s 2017 ‘Scotty Breaks’ going live.
Every year Scotty’s offers its beneficiaries at least one family break each. These breaks can take place at one of its six holiday homes around the UK, at Center Parcs, or at the theme park resorts of Legoland and Alton Towers.
Read moreGive Us Time takes holidays donated by owners of holiday groups, hotels, holiday homes and timeshares, and matches them with military families in need of rest, rehabilitation and reconnection so that they can be able to re-bond as a family.
We help both veterans and service personnel from all the services. Eligible to our services are those who are physically or mentally injured, have spent long periods of time away from their families, bereaved or in financial need.
Read moreNew research from the Royal Air Forces Association shows that less than one in five (19%) adults think UK military veterans are well looked after.[1]
This figure does fluctuate across different age groups, but remains worryingly low throughout – it is lowest (9%) among respondents aged 65+, while people aged 25-34 had most confidence (32%) that veterans are well looked after.
Read moreFollow this link to all the latest news from the Naval Families Federation.
Read moreFollow this link to all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.
Read moreAs of the end of 2016, the number of people receiving our Welfare Pension stood at 5,558. They vary in age from just 15 years old all the way through to 109! But who exactly are they?
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
