Veterans Should Not Be Forgotten

This programme has now been archived

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In the March 2020 budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer awarded additional funding for veterans’ mental health. Some of this funding provided immediate support for vulnerable veterans with reduced social contact via grants to members of ASDIC, Age UK branches and eligible and invited Cobseo members.
Veterans Should Not be Forgotten

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Via the Veterans Should Not Be Forgotten programme, the Trust delivered swift, agile financial support to organisations who were best placed to deliver it throughout the tough Covid-19 lockdowns in the UK.

You can find out more about the impact of the project via our programme evaluation and related stories included below.

In the March 2020 Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer awarded £10 million to the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.

Part of this funding was to be an emergency funding programme, available immediately, to help alleviate suffering and loneliness in veterans caused by Covid-19 pandemic.

Groups could apply for up to £20,000 for a six-month project focused on supporting veterans who are isolated and unable to access services or have limited social contact during the period of self-isolation and restrictions relating to the pandemic.

This programme is now closed – there are no guidance resources available.

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Awards made

Year awardedProgrammeFunderOrganisation nameProject titleProject descriptionProject locationGrant amount
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAssociation of ex-Service Drop-In Centres (ASDIC)ASDIC (Association of ex-Service Drop In Centres)Follow the successful pilot Project to provide a sustainable and resilient regional system of veterans’ Drop In Centres providing social interaction, advice and access to wider support. £300,000 over 3 years will provide an office, communications, 4 staff members and expenses for a network of volunteer coordinators and centre leaders.UK-wide300,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAdferiadCombat IsolationWales20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Cymru Dyfed"Reaching Out"Wales18,450.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Cymru Gwynedd a MonVeterans Keep In Touch ProjectWales15,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Cymru Powys Not forgotten in PowysWales14,889.70
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge NICheck in and Chat (Londonderry)Northern Ireland19,938.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge NICheck-in-and-Chat (Greater Belfast)Northern Ireland19,938.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Scotland Veterans Call Circles V2 Northwest ScotlandScotland15,258.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Scotland Veterans Call Circle V2 Southwest ScotlandScotland15,258.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Scotland Veterans Call Circles V2 Southeast ScotlandScotland15,258.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Scotland Veterans Call Circles V2 Northeast ScotlandScotland15,258.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK BedfordshireBedfordshire Veterans COVID Survival ProjectEngland/East19,217.81
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK BirminghamBirmingham Veterans Wellbeing Support ServiceEngland/West Midlands20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Bradford DistrictSupporting Veterans in Bradford DistrictEngland/North East19,688.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK BristolVeterans should not be forgottenEngland/South West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Calderdale and KirkleesReaching Kirklees Veterans During Covid19England/North East9,625.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Carlisle and EdenCarlisle and Eden Veteran SupportEngland/North West10,003.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Cheshire EastCheshire East COVID-19 Veterans SupportEngland/North West11,403.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Cornwall & Isles of ScillyCornwall's Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/South West19,400.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Coventry & WarwickshireSupporting Coventry & Warwickshire VeteransEngland/West Midlands20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK DevonBetter Later Lives for VeteransEngland/South West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK DoncasterDoncaster Stands By Our VeteransEngland/North East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK East LondonHackney - essential advice and information for Veterans during the Covid-19 pandemicEngland/London18,318.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK East LondonTower Hamlets - digital and telephone support for isolated VeteransEngland/London19,446.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK East LondonNewham/Waltham Forest - Food and Welfare for VeteransEngland/London19,887.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK East SussexCommunity Emergency Response Team Eastbourne (CERT-E)England/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK East SussexCommunity Emergency Response Team Hastings (CERT-HR)England/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK East SussexCommunity Emergency Response Team Brighton (CERT-BL)England/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK EnfieldVeterans in Enfield Support Project (VESP)England/London9,568.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK GatesheadAge UK Gateshead's COVID CorpsEngland/North East14,102.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK GloucestershireVeterans Connections: GloucestershireEngland/South West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Herefordshire & WorcestershireVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/West Midlands19,559.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Herne Bay & WhitstableVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Hythe and LymingeVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK LancashireGood Day Calls for VeteransEngland/North West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK LeedsJoining Forces: Supporting older veteransEngland/North East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Leicestershire & RutlandJoining Forces - Not Forgotten ProjectEngland/East18,677.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Lincoln & South LincolnshireVitals for VeteransEngland/East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK MaidstoneVeterans should not be forgottenEngland/South East16,430.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Mid MerseyMersey veterans Together (v2)England/North West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK North TynesideLockdown 2020 - Supporting our VeteransEngland/North East19,950.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK North West KentVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK North Yorkshire Coast & MoorsVeterans - Above and BeyondEngland/North East18,400.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK North Yorkshire and DarlingtonVeteran Support North Yorkshire & DarlingtonEngland/North East19,735.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK NorthumberlandNorthumberland Veterans SupportedEngland/North East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK NottsVeterans at Home ProjectEngland/East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK OldhamCaring for Veterans in OldhamEngland/North West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK PlymouthKeeping Well Keeping ConnectedEngland/South West11,618.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Portsmouth“Veterans Should Not Be Forgotten”England/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Sandwell (previously operated as Age Concern Sandwell)Sandwell Veterans Wellbeing Support ServiceEngland/West Midlands20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Sevenoaks and TonbridgeVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK SheffieldSheffield, We'll Meet AgainEngland/North East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Shropshire Telford & WrekinCovid-19 Veterans Emergency Support ProjectEngland/West Midlands20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK SolihullVeterans not forgotten in SolihullEngland/West Midlands14,280.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK South LakelandVeterans should not be forgottenEngland/North West18,291.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK StaffordshireVeterans Should not be ForgottenEngland/West Midlands19,989.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge Uk StockportConnect 2020England/North West11,700.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK SurreyCall of Friendship and SupportEngland/South East8,383.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK TeessideVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/North East15,267.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Thanet LtdVeterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/South East14,164.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Wakefield DistrictEmergency Support for Wakefield’s VeteransEngland/North East18,747.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK WandsworthVeterans Advice PlusEngland/London18,116.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK West CumbriaAge UKWC Veterans ConnectedEngland/North West16,032.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK West Sussex, Brighton & HoveCovid-19 ResponseEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK WiltshireAge UK Wiltshire Serves You!England/South West18,800.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK Wirral‘Veterans Garden Service & Maintenance’ (Veterans GSM)England/North West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UK WolverhamptonWolverhampton Veterans Winning ThroughEngland/West Midlands20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UKAge UK - Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenEngland/London50,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAge UKSupporting older veterans in SuffolkEngland/East18,554.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryAlzheimer’s Support Keeping Wiltshire ConnectedEngland/South West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryArmed Forces Community Support HubCharlie, Charlie One CallEngland/North West10,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryBlind Veterans UKCOVID-19 Support service for SussexEngland/London20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryBolton Armed forces centre 4 veterans CIOVeteran Aid in the CommunityEngland/North West9,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe Bolton Guild of HelpBolton & Bury Veterans AidEngland/North West19,950.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNTVA)Project FalloutUK-wide18,100.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryBrooke House Health and Wellbeing CentreGrowing Together in Extraordinary TimesNorthern Ireland9,790.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryCaledon social and economic development CICCaledon Covid responseNorthern Ireland18,850.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryCare for VeteransKeep Calm and Keep ConnectedEngland/South East19,345.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryCFBAccess Stoke – Supporting Fijian VeteransEngland/London11,631.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryCommunity Veterans SupportKeeping Veterans SafeScotland19,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryEly CentreEly Centre -Veterans Are Not Forgotten .Northern Ireland19,560.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryErskine Veterans CharityErskine: Supporting Socially Isolated VeteransScotland19,155.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryFares4Free Fares4Free Emergency Covid19 ResponseScotland20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryFinchale Training College Trading as Finchale GroupFinchale’s Helping HandsEngland/North East18,906.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryFirstLight TrustCover-19 Impact: Money Management and Emotional SupportEngland/London20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryForces in the CommunityHelping handsEngland/East12,500.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryGlasgow's Helping Heroes (SSAFA: the Armed Forces charity)Glasgow's Helping Heroes Emergency ResponseScotland20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryGroundwork Greater ManchesterCovid 19 – Operation Re-Org FightbackEngland/North West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryHull 4 HeroesHull4Heroes Safe as HousesEngland/North East19,650.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryHull Veterans Support CentreHVSC First StepsProject delivered/partially delivered, with some funding not used England/North East16,520.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryImproving Lives PlymouthILP COVID-19 Veterans Support ProjectEngland/South West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryLaunchpadCovid-19 support for homeless veteransEngland/North West16,521.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryLittlehampton AFVBCLittlehampton Isolated Veterans Support Project (LIVeS Project)England/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryLothians Veterans CentreHelping veterans in difficult timesScotland19,302.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryMid Ulster Victim's EmpowermentEnsuring our veterans and their families are not forgotten during the Corona Virus pandemicNorthern Ireland20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryMillburn Community Development LimitedOur Veterans, Our Virtual CommunityNorthern Ireland10,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryRotherham Military Community Veterans Centre (MCVC)Veterans Outreach Connection ProjectEngland/North East4,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryRoyal British Legion Industries (RBLI)Emergency support for Aylesford veteransEngland/South East16,678.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryShots in the Community FoundationVeterans Supporting VeteransEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasurySingle Homeless Action Initiative in DurhamShaid/St Peters CourtEngland/North West20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe Sir Oswald Stoll FoundationCovid-19 Support for Stoll ResidentsEngland/London20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryDEFENCE MEDICAL WELFARE SERVICE (DMWS)Veteran Welfare Support – Glasgow and EdinburghScotland19,320.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryDEFENCE MEDICAL WELFARE SERVICE (DMWS)Veteran Welfare Support – Lanarkshire and FifeScotland19,320.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryStep Together VolunteeringVeterans Resilience Project LanarkshireScotland18,040.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryStep Together VolunteeringVeterans Resilience Project WiltshireEngland/South West11,747.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryStep Together VolunteeringVeterans Resilience Project LeicestershireEngland/South West13,954.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe Bridge for HeroesOperation Mirror – Local Veteran Welfare SupportEngland/East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryOutside the Wire - The Matthew ProjectOutside the Wire – Coronavirus ResponseEngland/East15,867.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe Not Forgotten AssociationOnline entertainment for the isolated.England/London20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe Warrior ProgrammeWarrior LiveEngland/London20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryThe VC GalleryProject LifelineWales20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryVeterans Contact PointCSW AFCC Veterans Virtual Community PortalEngland/West Midlands19,500.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryVeterans In ActionVeterans Helping VeteransEngland/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryVeterans in CommunitiesConnect, Engage, BelongEngland/North West16,445.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryVeterans In CrisisOperation EngageEngland/North East19,949.88
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryVeterans Outreach SupportClick & Connect: Communication, Comfort, Care.England/South East20,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryVeterans Support AssociationV.S.A hobby packs.England/South East5,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryWalking With the WoundedAddressing social isolation Alabaré HomesEngland/East6,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryWalking With the WoundedAddressing social isolation Aldershot residencesEngland/East6,000.00
2020Veterans Should Not Be ForgottenHM TreasuryWalking With the WoundedAddressing social isolation Scotland residencesScotland8,500.00

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