Two nine-year-old schoolboys from West Sussex are preparing to take on a 24-hour survival challenge during their summer break to raise money for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
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Two nine-year-old schoolboys from West Sussex are preparing to take on a 24-hour survival challenge during their summer break to raise money for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Read moreThis month, the London branches of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, have come together to donate funds to Regent’s Park Barracks to ensure service children are kept entertained and looked after throughout the summer holidays.
Read moreThe ‘House of Hazards’ might describe the family dwelling from Home Alone, but it was actually an idea from the Community Health Team of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity to focus attention on household safety.
Read moreThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (The Trust) are launching a brand new, exciting programme under the Armed Forces Families Fund.
Read moreRecently 5 RIFLES, with the kind financial support of SSAFA, Salisbury Plain, held a service person’s family day out to Moors Valley Park.
Read moreBusiness owners in the Armed Forces community have been celebrated at the London Stock Exchange on the tenth anniversary of the UK’s largest business support organisation for the Armed Forces community, X-Forces Enterprise (XFE).
Read moreThe summer edition of Army&You magazine is out now!
Read moreDespite recognition of the unique demands of life in the Armed Forces community and how they can impact military families’ well-being, there are significant gaps in understanding how Service life shapes the financial stability of Service personnel, their partners and the wider family unit during Service and post-transition to civilian life.
Read more16-year-old Sofia Chacksfield from Weldon, Northamptonshire, was just three when her dad, SSgt Christopher Chacksfield, who had completed tours of Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan with the Royal Corps of Signals, died from head injuries sustained in an unprovoked attack.
Read moreGround-breaking research by the Directory of Social Change (DSC) reveals that funders spend at least £8.6 million each year on the needs of children with parents in the Armed Forces, supporting needs such as education, mental health and wellbeing, and crisis support.
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