News

July 4, 2023

Collaboration, safe spaces and clearer pathways to support

June saw us deliver the latest in our series of programme focused webinars. Exploring peer support, safe spaces and essential collaboration at the heart of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme featured an inspiring mix of updates from across the programme.

June 29, 2023

Small Grants, Big Changes – discussing the value of small grants

We were delighted to attend a DSC Insight Talk in June which revealed new research into the value and use of small grants supporting charitable activity.

June 6, 2023

Small Grants, Big Changes

Small Grants, Big Changes, a report by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the Directory of Social Change (DSC), provides evidence to support what most people involved in delivering and funding charitable activities believed to be the case – small grants and small grants programmes have a vital role to play in enabling and sustaining critical support for charities and their beneficiaries.

January 11, 2023

Covenant Fund: Funding much needed projects that make a difference

Our three Covenant Fund programmes this year are specifically designed to address hidden or compelling needs for cohorts that may not have previously had sufficient access to support.

October 18, 2022

Supporting veterans in acute hospital settings

The Trust awarded almost £2 million in 2021 to help support our most vulnerable veterans in acute hospital settings throughout the UK.

Jointly funded through the Covenant Fund and NHS England, this much-needed funding was available to hospitals to pilot better ways of supporting these veterans and their families when they are most in need.

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.

March 29, 2022

Mentoring Support: Helping to build better connections to support Veterans

Mentoring Support: Helping to build better connections to support Veterans A new evaluation report has explored the benefits of building collaboration between projects that support veterans. The Positive Pathways programme has funded 226 grants totalling £11.4M to improve mental health…

February 22, 2022

A small selection of projects funded by the Trust, video project update, February 2022

A small selection of projects funded by the Trust. A video update, February 2022

February 8, 2022

Prison Radio broadcasts hope and inspiration to Veterans with a grant from the Trust’s Tackling Loneliness programme

Prison Radio offers hope and inspiration to Veterans with a grant from the Trust’s Tackling Loneliness programme

February 7, 2022

Trust Funded Nepalese Armed Forces Community Centre is a Thriving Hub for the Local Veteran Community

Kent’s Nepalese Armed Forces community supported by the Trust’s Tackling Loneliness and Force for Change programmes