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16 February 2017

Army Central Fund

Announcements, Army, Awards, Funding, Grants, Serving

Grants to charities that support the serving Army

The closing date for the next round of applications for grants from The Army Central Fund is Friday 31 March 2017. Successful applicants will receive their grant in the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

The majority of the funds available are awarded directly to the Army for garrison and unit projects and to the Army Sport Control Board and the Army Families Federation. In addition, there is some scope to award smaller project grants to those charities, including Cobseo members, that provide support to the serving Army and/or their immediate families.

16 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Families, Funding, Grants, Remembrance, Veterans, Welfare

Falklands Veterans Foundation receives financial boost from The Soldiers’ Charity

The Falklands Veterans Foundation, the first UK based charity for Falklands Veterans and their immediate families, have been given a grant from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity to help with the annual running and maintenance costs of Liberty Lodge.

15 February 2017

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Benevolence, Grants, RAF, Royal Air Force, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

RAF Benevolent Fund’s Lunch Club benefits from £2,500 gift from The Patron’s Fund

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is celebrating after receiving a £2,500 gift from The Patron’s Fund, the charitable fund set up to acknowledge the work of the charitable organisations for which Her Majesty The Queen acts as a Patron, on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

9 February 2017

The Royal British Legion

Care, Grants, Mental Health, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

The Royal British Legion awards grant to support carers in the Armed Forces in Wiltshire

A grant of £29,489 from The Royal British Legion to Wiltshire charity, Carer Support Wiltshire (CSW) will provide support for unpaid carers in the Armed Forces and veteran communities. The money will fund the charity, Armed Forces Family Support Project and will focus on the early identification and recognition of carers with military connections and help to access services, funding and training.

CSW support worker, Catherine Duncan has a specialist understanding of the issues surrounding forces families and will be drawing on her experience as a military wife to identify and support those who are caring for a loved one. A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a family member or friend who cannot manage without their support. They might look after someone with a physical disability, long term health condition, mental health issue or a problem with substance misuse.

2 February 2017

Help for Heroes

Army, Grants, Health, Navy, RAF, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Support, Transition, Veterans

Help for Heroes supports Step Together Volunteering and Horseback UK

Help for Heroes are pleased to announce their continued financial support to Step Together Volunteering (STV) and Horseback UK.

A new £80,000 grant to STV marks the sixth year of the partnership. Help for Heroes has supported Step Together’s Rehabilitation through Volunteering programme to provide hands-on support to over 1,750 wounded, injured and sick personnel to engage in community volunteering opportunities.

2 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Benevolence, Children, Events, Families, Fund-raising, fundraising, Grants, Serving, Transition

Colchester – Pub Quiz for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

At the British Grenadier, Military Road, Colchester on Saturday 4 March 2017 12:00 – 21:00. There are prizes for the top 5 scorers include meals for 2 at various eateries in and around the town.

2 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Families, fundraising, Grants, Sport, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

From the highest mountains to the coldest continent – the march of the fundraising army

Charity thoughts from Robin Bacon, Chief of Staff, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Back in 1946, when Field Marshal Montgomery launched the Charity’s first ever public appeal, all he asked was for everyone to give one Shilling – around £3.50 in today’s money. This fundraising ask was quite simple; donate some money and help the Charity.

2 February 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Children, Events, Families, fundraising, Grants, Sport, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

Former Infantryman supports The Cateran Yomp

Former Infantryman, Stewart Harris, was injured in Afghanistan in 2012 when a roadside bomb threw his vehicle into a ditch, leaving him partially sighted and partially deaf.

2 February 2017

Royal Air Forces Association

Families, Grants, RAF, Royal Air Force, Sport, Veterans, Welfare

RAF Association helps RAF widows keep in touch

The Royal Air Forces Association has donated three laptops to the RAF Widows Association, which will allow the organisation to keep in better touch with members, while ensuring their personal data is kept securely.

Rory O’Connor, Director of Welfare and Policy at the RAF Association, said: “The RAF Association is here to help members of the RAF family in a variety of ways – sometimes it’s financial, sometimes emotional and sometimes that help is practical.

27 January 2017

Army Benevolent Fund

Army, Children, Families, Grants, Transition, Veterans, Welfare

National Gulf Veterans & Families Association receives £51,995 grant from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

A grant from The Soldiers’ Charity to the NGVFA, whose offices are based in Hull, will help veterans of recent desert conflicts, their families, partners and carers to improve their day-to-day lives by providing the services and support networks they so desperately need.

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