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Date published: 12 Jan 2026

New projects help families of WIS service personnel and veterans stand strong

Family Focus programme awards 17 projects supporting Wounded, Injured or Sick (WIS) service personnel or veterans a share of more than £1.5 million.

Date published: 07 Jan 2026

New funding to help armed forces charities to rise

Our latest funding opportunity, the Rise Programme is designed to help small and medium armed forces charities become stronger, more resilient and better prepared for the future.

Date published: 16 Dec 2025

£600K Early Years funding supports youngest service children

In the latest round of the Armed Forces Families Fund: Early Years programme, we’ve awarded just over £600,000 to support our youngest service children.

Date published: 11 Dec 2025

Hidden Voices Programme awards almost £600K in 26 New Grants

The latest round of the Hidden Voices programme awarded nearly £600,000 to 26 projects dedicated to ensuring that no one who has served is left without support.

Date published: 20 Nov 2025

Female Veterans Transformation Programme: National toolkit launched

The Female Veterans Transformation Programme (FVTP) has announced the official launch of its much-anticipated toolkit, during a launch event at the iconic Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Date published: 10 Nov 2025

VALOUR-Recognised Centres Development Fund opens for applications

MOD's Office for Veterans' Affairs has today launched next steps for its VALOUR programme, which aims to give veterans across the UK easier access to the essential care and support available to them.

Date published: 03 Nov 2025

£4.5 million awarded to support veterans’ housing

19 organisations will share £4.5 million thanks to veterans' housing funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund.

Date published: 21 Oct 2025

New awards to support for serving families facing separation challenges

Maintaining a balanced home life through frequent periods apart is a challenge that many armed forces families face, and one which is addressed by the latest projects supported through our Apart, not Alone programme.

Date published: 16 Oct 2025

Supporting partners of our service personnel

We’ve supported a further 17 projects in the latest funding round, worth almost £1 million to projects that aim to improve the overall provision of support available to partners of serving personnel.

Date published: 15 Oct 2025

Latest funding helps change the narrative for servicewomen

Servicewomen are in the spotlight with new funding from the Covenant Fund.

Date published: 13 Oct 2025

Empowering Bereaved Armed Forces Families: Transforming Mental health Support Through Partnership

We’ve awarded nearly £2 million to Defence Medical Welfare Service to deliver targeted support – including counselling, emotional and practical care - to military families who’ve lost loved ones during or connected to service.

Date published: 07 Oct 2025

New awards to help ease the stress of relocation

Starting again somewhere new is challenging. The latest projects funded by Serving Families: On the Move hope to make each move a little easier.

Date published: 06 Oct 2025

Why full time and extended early childcare matters for military families

It’s often said that it takes a village to raise a child - but for many families in the armed forces, that village can feel thousands of miles away.

Date published: 01 Oct 2025

Six projects with one goal – to tackle domestic abuse in forces communities

We’ve funded another six projects under our Free from Fear programme, worth a total of more than three quarters of a million pounds, to further strengthen much-needed support to victim-survivors of domestic abuse in armed forces communities.

Date published: 25 Sep 2025

Why we’re championing the hidden voices in our armed forces communities

Everyone should have a chance to thrive, particularly when it comes to mental wellness. Our Hidden Voices programme amplifies marginalised voices, championing them and helping them to thrive.

Date published: 16 Sep 2025

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.