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.
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Categories: Funds, New programmes, Programme news
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Categories: Carers and Families, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news
£600K Early Years funding supports youngest service children
In the latest round of the Armed Forces Families: Early Years programme, 11 projects have been awarded a share of just over £600,000.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Impact, Knowledge Network, Programme news, Uncategorized, Veterans
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.
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£4.5 million awarded to support veterans’ housing
19 organisations will share £4.5 million thanks to funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded
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.
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Supporting those who support 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.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news
Latest funding helps change the narrative for servicewomen
From ill-fitting uniform to availability of sanitary products; a lack of recognition of the role many servicewomen play as main caregiver to their family, to a lack of understanding of the symptoms of menopause. Applications to our Service Women: Seen & Heard programme made it clear that change is needed.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Consultation, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news, Projects we've funded
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.
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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.
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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.
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