Following a successful pilot during the latter half of 2020; delivering virtual self-employment awareness sessions, enterprise start-up skills workshops, peer-to-peer support and advice to three cohorts over six months; X-Forces Enterprise and Royal British Legion are delighted to confirm that five more cohorts will be supported over the next 12 months, starting in April 2021.
Read moreWith LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week being celebrated this week, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity celebrates success with finding caring military families of all backgrounds for children in need.
Read moreThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) is delighted to announce that 60 projects have been awarded two-year grants of £70,000, under the Tackling Loneliness programme, designed to tackle loneliness and isolation in Forces communities across the UK.
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Read moreScotty’s Little Soldiers supports children and young people aged 0 – 25 years following the death of a parent who served.
Read moreA 14-year-old boy and aviation enthusiast who has illustrated a book on military planes in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has received Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s daily Points of Light award.
Read moreBereaved children’s military charity, Scotty’s Little Solders, has been awarded two grants from the Veterans’ Foundation, totalling £35,766, to help provide support to children and young people who have experienced the death a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.
Read moreOn Saturday 6 March 2021, SSAFA Online will present a talk on supporting children and young people during a crisis with Sara Cook and Joe Wilmot.
Read moreIn 2020 we asked for responses to a survey on childcare provision and are now delighted to publish our latest Childcare Report.
Read moreWith 72 choirs and nearly 2,000 members in British military bases across the UK and overseas, the Military Wives Choirs is a charity that brings women in the military community closer together and empowers them through singing.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
