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16 February 2017

Forces Welfare Media Team

Charities, Families, Media, Serving, Transition, Welfare

Update from the Forces Welfare Media Team

Reporter Victoria Smith from SSVC’s Forces Welfare Media Team filmed recently with Rick McGillivray, a veteran helped out of homelessness by E-FAN, a Covenant-funded project run by the Defence Medical Welfare Service and the Cheshire & Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Company. Rick fondly remembers his Army career but no longer has any photos from the time. The Welfare Team helped him to appeal on social media and they’ve been overwhelmed by the response. Thanks to the video, Rick has been sent messages of support by friends he made in the Army and at school, as well as a number of photos.

15 February 2017

Gurkha Welfare Trust

Children, Families, Gurkha, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Meet the faces behind the figures

As 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?

14 February 2017

Army Families Federation (AFF)

Announcements, Army, Charities, Families, Serving, Support, Welfare

Launch success of employment initiative for local Army spouses and partners

The Army Families Federation (AFF) recently launched its latest initiative in support of spousal employment in partnership with workforce experts Manpower, giving Army families in the Salisbury Plan area of Wiltshire the chance to access employability advice and support free of charge.

14 February 2017

Royal Air Force Families Federation

Children, Families, Newsletter, RAF, Royal Air Force, Serving, Training, Transition

RAF Families Federation – Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link for all the latest news from the RAF Families Federation.

9 February 2017

The Royal British Legion

Families, Health, Nepal, Remembrance, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Legion funds project to tackle loneliness in Nepalese veteran community

Isolation and loneliness issues amongst London’s Nepalese veteran community are to be targeted thanks to a grant from The Royal British Legion.

The £43,000 grant to the Community Empowerment and Support Initiatives (CESI)-UK project will benefit approximately 200 ex-British Gurkhas over the age of 60.

This year-long community support project aims to provide a customised support programme to address isolation and loneliness issues as well as the health and wellbeing needs of Nepalese people in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

9 February 2017

Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity

Children, Families, Fund-raising, fundraising, Navy, Royal Navy, Serving

Heroes Drinks Company celebrates Asda listing

A social enterprise, which supports the armed forces, has secured the largest ever listing of its kind with a national supermarket.

Heroes Drinks Company, a spirit-producing social enterprise, is now stocking its premium British wheat grain vodka in selected Asda stores.

Consumers can be confident that when they purchase Heroes Vodka in one of the 350 stores they will be helping support worthy causes at the same time as Heroes Drink Company is pledging to donate a minimum of 20% of all profits to UK Armed Forces’ causes.

9 February 2017

Royal Air Forces Association

Children, Families, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Forces, Welfare

RAF Association launches Storybook Wings survey

Are you a parent or grandparent?

Did you know that all year round, the RAF Association runs the Storybook Wings initiative, offering parents and grandparents serving in the RAF the opportunity to record one of their children’s favourite books?

9 February 2017

Forward Assist

Families, Newsletters, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Forward Assist Weekly Newsletter

Follow this link to all the latest news from Forward Assist.

8 February 2017

SSAFA

Announcements, Benevolence, Children, Families, Support, Transition, Veterans, volunteers, Welfare

Sign up for SSAFA’s short breaks

SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity, has announced it is now taking bookings for this year’s Short Breaks weeks taking place on 28th May – 3rd June and 29th July – 4th August. The SSAFA Short Breaks offer new experiences and activities for children, young people and families from the Army community.

Each year, the UK’s oldest Armed Forces charity, SSAFA, offers two free week-long adventure breaks; The Siblings and Young Carer Break for children aged 8-12 only, and The Family Break for families with a child with an additional need or disability.

7 February 2017

Forces in Mind Trust

Education, Families, Health, Mental Health, Reports, Research, Training, Veterans, Welfare

FiMT publishes two new reports on its website

‘Life Transitions: What can be learnt across sectors to better support individuals when they undergo a life transition?’

In November 2016, FiMT partnered with St George’s House to deliver a consultation to explore how transition is approached and managed in different settings and sectors. These are examined from three different perspectives: the individual experiencing the change; the network of family and friends around the individual; and wider societal stakeholders.

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