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Categories: New programmes, Programme news

July 21, 2025

Hidden Voices programme reopens for applications

The Hidden Voices programme is about ensuring everyone in the armed forces community feels heard and supported – focusing on those who may not always get the support they need.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Impact, Programme news, Projects we've funded

July 18, 2025

“It’s just like a darkness. As soon as they’ve gone, there’s just nothing…”

In March this year, we awarded £368,500 to Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) to support submariner families in the West of Scotland. Forming part of our Apart, Not Alone portfolio, funding will enable RNRMC to bring organisations together to improve mental health and wellbeing – fostering community connection and enhancing social support. 

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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, Impact, Projects we've funded

July 7, 2025

Celebrating 10 Years of the Covenant Fund

This year marks a significant milestone: 10 years of the Covenant Fund. It has supported hundreds of projects making a real lasting difference to veterans, service families, reservists and those who stand beside them.

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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Impact, New programmes, Programme news, Veterans, Veterans' mental health and wellbeing

June 24, 2025

Honouring Pride Month: Supporting our LGBT+ Veteran community

This pride month, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on one of our newly funded initiatives from The Bridge For Heroes , partnership working with Fighting with Pride called LGBT+ Veterans Voice, awarded through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund under the Fulfilling Futures Programme.

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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Forces families, Programme news, Tackling Loneliness

June 18, 2025

Blog: Only the Lonely

Loneliness impacts our health, our education, our work, our financial wellbeing and UK plc, and it’s on the rise. It’s an experience that many of us will share at some point in our lives.

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Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded, Veterans

May 29, 2025

LGBT+ veterans – The Journey Home

Funded through our Fulfilling Futures programme, Fighting With Pride’s project The Journey Home will ensure that LGBT+ veterans, service personnel and their families are seen, heard and embraced by the wider military community.

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Type: News

Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded, Veterans

May 13, 2025

Suicide prevention is everybody’s business

The Embedding Prevention of Veteran Suicide programme (EPVS) has awarded over £1.5 million to 18 projects that are driving real change in veteran suicide prevention.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund

May 9, 2025

Climate Change: We’d love your views

Climate change has cross-cutting impacts for all charities, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on what role there might be for funders like the Trust.

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Type: News

Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news

May 7, 2025

Free from Fear Programme reopens for applications

Today, we’re opening the Free from Fear programme for a second year of applications.

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Type: News

Categories: Programme news, Projects we've funded

May 1, 2025

Support for families serving overseas

In March 2025 we made the first awards under our Supporting Service Families Overseas programme., supporting those stationed overseas.

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