“No-one mourns the wicked”
How do you solve the most intractable problems facing the armed forces community? It’s the question which was taken on by organisations in our Transformational Grants programme…
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Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Impact, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans
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Why the Family Focus programme matters so deeply
Caring for a loved one through injury or illness is never easy. It can reshape your daily life, your relationships, and your sense of self. Our Family Focus programme helps put the spotlight back on you and other family members, ensuring you are seen, heard, and valued.
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Investing in Their Future: Over £350,000 Awarded to Support Early Years Services for Children from Armed Forces Families
We’ve awarded over £350,000 to 11 projects that will expand childcare capacity, enhance staff development through targeted training, and create shared resources to establish collaborative networks, ensuring the needs of service children are addressed.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news, Veterans
Family Focus programme re opens for applications
Family Focus will explore and pilot innovative solutions, as well as projects that implement learning from successful recent pilots.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded
“It’s just like a darkness. As soon as they’ve gone, there’s just nothing…”
In March this year, we awarded £368,500 to Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) to support submariner families in the West of Scotland. Forming part of our Apart, Not Alone portfolio, funding will enable RNRMC to bring organisations together to improve mental health and wellbeing – fostering community connection and enhancing social support.
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Blog: School’s out – The work continues
Whether it’s scrunched into the school bag or landing with the ping of an inbox, school reports are being delivered all over the country. As a former teacher, I’m not sure this time of year ever feels quite the same ever again!
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Over 2.5 million awarded to projects supporting service pupils to thrive
We’ve awarded just over £2.5 million to 34 projects dedicated to helping service pupils thrive.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Projects we've funded
Celebrating 10 Years of the Covenant Fund
This year marks a significant milestone: 10 years of the Covenant Fund. It has supported hundreds of projects making a real lasting difference to veterans, service families, reservists and those who stand beside them.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Forces families, Programme news, Tackling Loneliness
Blog: Only the Lonely
Loneliness impacts our health, our education, our work, our financial wellbeing and UK plc, and it’s on the rise. It’s an experience that many of us will share at some point in our lives.
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Improved support for serving families facing separation challenges
Re-opening today, our Apart Not Alone programme offers support for armed forces families facing time apart.
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