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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

November 15, 2021

Positive Pathways helps Veterans with PTSD with the ‘4 Paws 4 Veterans’ project

Positive Pathways helps Veterans with PTSD with the ‘4 Paws 4 Veterans’ project

November 1, 2021

Trust Supported Veteran’s Project Wins Prestigious Award

Trust Supported Veteran’s Project Wins Prestigious Award

October 7, 2021

A Word from the Positive Pathways Programme

A Word from the Positive Pathways Programme video

October 4, 2021

Fighting with Pride is awarded two grants from the Trust

Fighting with Pride have been the recipient of two grants funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust).

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

Climbing Out holds first programme for Veterans

Earlier this year, Climbing Out was awarded two grants by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to help the charity support members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their family members. They received the Positive Pathways grant to help veterans get active, reduce social isolation and integrate into the community. They also received The Force for Change grant for their Armed Forces Support project.

July 1, 2021

Veterans Places, Pathways and People Consultation Events

This programme will award 10 grants of up to £800,000 to portfolios of projects, which will work regionally to develop better, more joined up lasting support for local veterans with mental health needs. Organisations are working on developing comprehensive portfolios…

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.