News

Type: External News

Categories: Forces families, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Removing Barriers to Family Life

April 30, 2021

Armed Forces young people to develop board game and comic book to share experiences to civilian peers

The Royal Caledonian Education Trust has received funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Trust to work with children and young people, from serving personnel and veteran families across Scotland, to develop a board game and comic book resource to raise greater awareness about their unique experiences to civilian peers and professionals.

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One is Too Many

Type: News

Categories: Carers and Families, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Veterans, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing

April 30, 2021

One is Too Many: targeted support for veterans who are at risk of suicide

The Trust has awarded £2,135,137 under the One is Too Many programme, for organisations to provide specialist and co-ordinated services that reduce suicide risk in veterans.

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Type: External News

Categories: Carers and Families, Funds, Projects we've funded

March 22, 2021

Enhancing end of life care for Armed Forces men and women

A charity dedicated to looking after terminally ill people of all backgrounds is piloting a scheme to enhance its end of life care for patients who have given service to their country in the Armed Forces.

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Service Families

Type: News

Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded

March 18, 2021

Family Life and the Armed Forces community

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the Directory of Social Change have published an evaluation report exploring the impact of just under £11.5M of grant funds that the Trust has awarded through the Covenant Fund to support Armed Forces families that were experiencing difficult challenges.

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Scottys Little Soldiers

Type: External News

Categories: Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Tackling Loneliness

March 16, 2021

Scotty’s Little Soldiers Awarded with £70K grant from Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund to Tackle Loneliness

The Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund introduced the Tackling Loneliness Programme last year to address social isolation within the Armed Forces community, and Scotty’s Little Soldiers is the recipient of a £70K grant for a project to support bereaved Forces 11-25 year-olds.

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Type: News

Categories: Funds, Positive Pathways Programme, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Veterans, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing

March 9, 2021

Final round of Positive Pathways programme sees a further 85 veterans’ mental health projects supported

We’re pleased to announce almost £3 million of support for veterans’ mental health projects in the last round of the Positive Pathways programme.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Forces families, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Removing Barriers to Family Life, Uncategorized, Veterans

March 5, 2021

Almost £1.5 million awarded to Forces projects in latest round of Force for Change programme

Veterans, Service personnel and their families and Service young people, will have a whole range of new local opportunities to get involved with, following the latest round of our Force for Change programme, which saw a further 80 projects receive a share of almost £1.5 million.

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Scottys Little Soldiers

Type: News

Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Removing Barriers to Family Life, Tackling Loneliness, Veterans

March 2, 2021

Over £4M awarded to 60 projects tackling loneliness in Forces communities

The Trust is delighted to announce that 60 fantastic projects have been awarded grants of £70,000 under the Tackling Loneliness programme, designed to tackle loneliness and isolation in our Forces communities across the UK.

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Front cover of the Reach and Impact of the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants Programme report. The cover picture shows a group of older veterans playing football

Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Local Grants, Carers and Families, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized, Veterans

February 16, 2021

Exploring the impact of the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme on Forces communities

The Trust has published two reports that explore the reach and impact of the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants programme.

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Veterans and volunteers from Walking With the Wounded playing bagpipes

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Categories: Positive Pathways Programme, Projects we've funded, Veterans

December 31, 2020

Piping in the New Year

Pipes and Drums

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