News

Type: External News

Categories: Uncategorized, Veterans

May 11, 2023

Trust funded project meets US First Lady

We were delighted to learn The Fighting Chance had recently welcomed US First Lady Jill Biden and Akshata Murty (wife of the Prime Minister) along to a boxing session earlier this month.

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Type: News

Categories: Force For Change, Programme news, Reaching and Supporting

May 9, 2023

Two popular Covenant Fund programmes now open for applications

We are delighted to announce the relaunch of both the Force for Change and Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programmes.

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Type: News

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

April 26, 2023

Supporting Armed Forces in Acute Hospital Settings – Chester Roadshow

The Trust recently invited Armed Forces Advocates along with NHS representatives, organisations and charities working within the Armed Forces network and stakeholders to our first ‘Supporting Armed Forces in Acute hospital Settings’ roadshow event in the beautiful City of Chester.

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April 21, 2023

Grants of up to £1.5M available to tackle veterans’ homelessness

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness Programme – a targeted programme that will award major grants to tackle the issue of veterans experiencing homelessness. Under this new programme, the Trust will award grants on…

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Veterans' Places, Pathways and People

Type: News

Categories: Veterans Places, Pathways and People

April 19, 2023

A programme to create better, sustainable support for veterans in the communities where they live

The Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People (VPPP) programme aims to deliver significant improvements to how veterans with mental health and wellbeing needs can be supported in a joined-up way.

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April 5, 2023

Grant awarded to reduce Veteran Homelessness

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has worked with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs to award a grant under a specialist grant scheme to end veteran homelessness. Nearly £500,000 has been awarded to Riverside to run Operation FORTITUDE, a UK…

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorised

April 3, 2023

Exciting new funding opportunity from the Armed Forces Families Fund

We are excited to announce the launch of the new Service Pupil Support Programme – an MOD funded programme, part of the Armed Forces Families Fund (AF3).

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Type: News

Categories: Force For Change, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Uncategorized

March 29, 2023

Over £400,000 awarded in the latest round of Force For Change

We are delighted to have awarded grants totalling more than £400,000 to 42 outstanding projects in the latest round of our popular Force for Change programme, which supports community projects that reduce isolation and promote integration in local Armed Forces communities.

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Type: News

Categories: Forces families, Funds, New programmes

March 22, 2023

Armed Forces Families Fund supports 84 projects in latest round of awards

We’re excited to announce a series of grants awards made under the Armed Forces Families Fund across three grant programmes supporting Forces families across the UK.

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Type: News

Categories: Carers and Families, Forces families, Funds, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Reaching and Supporting, Veterans

March 20, 2023

Targeted support from 38 new awards under the Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme

The Trust is delighted to announce that we have awarded a further £3.4 million to targeted projects to deliver real change within Armed Forces communities.

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