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April 25, 2022

NAAFI Fund Reopens for 2022/2023

We’re thrilled to announce the fantastic NAAFI fund has reopened for 2022-2023!

March 29, 2022

The Month of the Military Child April 2022

Month of the Military Child 2022. The Trust wanted to join in with recognising service children, who are part of the Armed Forces community.

February 28, 2022

‘The Lamps are Going Out’ a project created to support Service Children from the Trust’s Force for Change programme

‘The Lamps are Going Out’ a project created to support Service Children from the Trust’s Force for Change programme

December 16, 2021

The Trust Awards nearly £1million to Sustaining Support: Supporting Veterans and Families Impacted by the Afghanistan Conflict

The Trust Awards £1million to Sustaining Support: Supporting Veterans and Families Impacted by the Afghanistan Conflict

November 30, 2021

Surf Action Paves Recovery Pathway for Veterans with PTSD

Surf Action Paves Recovery Pathway for Veterans with PTSD

September 23, 2021

Trust’s Annual Report explores grant delivery through Covid pandemic

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has published its annual report for 2020/21, which gives the opportunity to reflect on a year of challenges.

th the Trustees under the outstanding leadership of Helen Helliwell, the Chair and the staff are responded to the challenges of Covid by focusing on what the Trust could do to support the Armed Forces charity sector, and the people it supports.

September 1, 2021

Armed Forces Covenant Funding to Local Authorities made a difference to communities across the UK

Under the Strengthening Delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant Programme, the Covenant Fund awarded £6.6M through two rounds of funding to clusters of Local Authorities (LAs). They used the funding to work with other Local Authorities in their areas enabling…

July 27, 2021

Politician meets creative force of young people developing new board game

Alexander Stewart MSP has visited young people involved with the Royal Caledonian Education Trust (RCET), who have travelled to Edinburgh to begin the creative process of co-producing a new board game and comic book to transform civilian perceptions of life in an Armed Forces family.

July 20, 2021

Reducing Isolation in Forces communities across the UK: Latest awards announced from the Force for Change programme

We’re delighted to announce a further 64 projects supported under the latest round of the popular Armed Forces Covenant Fund: Force for Change programme!

Each of these projects, supported with a share of more than £600,000, will help to reduce isolation and promote integration, aiding the post-Covid recovery of our Armed Forces communities.

June 18, 2021

LIBOR funding supports unsung heroes

Head of Research at Directory for Social Change, Tom Traynor, details the latest report from the Directory for Social Change (DSC), which reveals the impact of LIBOR funding to hundreds of organisations and projects benefiting millions of people, including the Armed Forces community, Emergency services and the general public.