Thrive together – region by region

Thrive Together is the name for the second phase of the Veterans People, Places and Pathways Programme (VPPP). Over a three-year period from 2024-2027, Thrive Together aims to build sustainable and resilient networks to ensure veterans receive prompt, effective and tailored support. Whereas VPPP was fully focused on veterans, this new phase of the programme will also include support to families.

The Thrive Together programme:

  • Empowers veterans and families – providing a nationwide network offering seamless physical and mental health support.
  • Creates connections – enhancing veterans’ wellbeing through sustainable support networks and community integration with a focus on collaboration for long-term impact.
  • Builds futures – building lasting partnerships and sustainable veteran services for a stronger future.


For veterans and their families
, this Thrive Together creates an evolving nationwide network of physical and mental health support. Military charities and other organisations work together to ensure there are easy-to-access and joined-up pathways both into and out of services, both statutory and non-statutory.

For organisations, the programme fosters a strong focus on collaboration and long-term impact further emphasising sustainability and enduring legacy. By promoting strategic and cooperative endeavours, Thrive Together establishes more robust and interconnected support systems, driving future sustainability.

 

 

 

Thrive Together in your area

Lead organisations are in place across the UK – find out about what’s happening in your region by clicking a button below.

 

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Thrive Together Scotland

New Frontiers – Scotland’s Veteran Alliance

Portfolio lead: Edinburgh Napier University

The Scottish Veterans Wellbeing Alliance (SVWA) was launched in May 2022 and formed part of the two-year Armed Forces Covenant Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People grant. Over 4,000 people have benefited from the activities from the Alliance with a further 2,000 indirect beneficiaries.

From the coproduction process, the Alliance wanted to ensure that whatever they produced people would recognise their fingerprints on it. Comprehensive dialogue events took place across Scotland with a particular focus on the Highlands and Islands.

Our vision is that Scotland’s Veterans Alliance, by focusing on people, places and pathways, will support and enable Veterans and their families to live well and thrive in and as part of communities which embrace their knowledge, skills and potential.

The Strategic Aims are

  • Building our Alliance Enhancing Help Seeking
  • Providing Holistic Support Supporting families and carers

 

Through their partners and networks, Edinburgh Napier University will deliver:

  • Tai Chi and Mindfulness programme
  • Nutrition, Cooking and budgeting
  • Food production; environmental arts and farming
  • Welfare advice and income maximization
  • Arts and culture-based activities
  • Natural environment, horticulture training and green activities
  • Support and peer groups focusing on addiction; gambling and anger management
  • Self-management
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Peer mentoring

 

The Alliance will be strengthened by the development of a public and staff website; an awareness raising campaign and a social movement for Veterans to reclaim monuments and places of historical importance.

The Alliance will actively seek to enhance holistic approaches to supporting Veterans focusing on mental and physical wellbeing with tailored activities and support services to address the diverse needs of Veterans and they will provide resources and services that cater to the wellbeing of the entire family unit.

The Alliance will be a Learning Alliance where we are responsive to changing needs and successes, supporting Alliance partners to measure and demonstrate impact. Dialogue will be continued to check in and establish what’s important and of value to individuals and communities.

By nurturing and supporting Veterans, the families who love them, the staff and volunteers who work with them and communities that should embrace their knowledge, skills and experiences, the Alliance will increase its contribution to ensuring that Scotland is a country where Veterans not only feel welcomed but a country that creates the conditions for Veterans to thrive.

Get in touch

To find out more see their website or email g.matthews-smith@napier.ac.uk.

Thrive Together Northern Ireland

Thrive Together Northern Ireland

Portfolio lead: Brooke House

In July 2024 Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre took on role of Portfolio Lead in Northern Ireland from NIVSO to undertake the new iteration of the VPPP programme, Thrive Together.

Brooke House is currently in Phase 1 of the Thrive Together Programme and has been undertaking consultations across Northern Ireland. This phase will conclude in December 2024 when a strategic plan will be submitted for the Phase 2 and 3 parts of the programme.

Consultations took place between 16th September and 21st October supported by local Council Veteran Champions. Analysis of the findings will now take place to feed into the strategic plan. Organisations involved in the programme will work together to build sustainable support networks that focus on long-term impact and community integration. This collaborative approach ensures that the programme’s legacy will endure, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem of support for Veterans and their families across Northern Ireland.

For Veterans and their families, the programme offers a welcoming space to find the support they need to thrive. Whether it’s mental health services, community-building activities, or simply a place to connect, the Thrive Together programme opens doors and offers a helping hand.

Northern Ireland’s Veterans have served during some of the most difficult conflicts in our history, and the Thrive Together programme is ensuring they receive the lasting support they deserve as they navigate life beyond the military. With this new phase of funding, Veterans and their families can look forward to a brighter, stronger future.

Get in touch

To find out more visit www.brookehouse.co.uk or email info@brookehouse.co.uk

Thrive Together Wales

Thrive Together Wales

Portfolio lead: Adferiad

Thrive Together Wales continues the work of the Veterans Places, Pathways & People (VPPP) Programme, ensuring that Veterans across Wales receive the support they need. Led by Adferiad, the VPPP portfolio in Wales has supported 12 projects aimed at improving services for Veterans.

Following a consultation with Veterans and service providers, Thrive Together Wales is addressing identified gaps in service delivery. These include the need for modernising and standardising peer mentor services, improving access to mental health support, and providing more family support. Their strategy directly reflects these needs and aims to provide Veterans with the comprehensive support they deserve.

A key focus of their strategic plan is standardising and modernising peer mentoring services. Veterans have consistently emphasised the importance of peer mentoring in navigating post-service life. To address the variations in availability and quality of these services across Wales, Adferiad are collaborating with organisations such as Change Step, Woody’s Lodge, Alabare, VC Gallery, Defence Medical Welfare Service, and Fighting with Pride. Together, they are standardising and expanding mentoring services to ensure that Veterans can access consistent, high-quality support tailored to their specific needs.

Mental health is another crucial area where were addressing needs. In collaboration with Veterans’ NHS Wales (VNHSW), Icarus and Valley Veterans, they are trailing a consolidated wrap-around service. This initiative offers Veterans holistic mental health and support care, ensuring they can access all the necessary support through one streamlined service, not currently available in Wales. The goal is to provide a more integrated and Veteran-specific approach that responds to the unique holistic challenges many Veterans face.

Family support is a key component of the project, and Adferiad are collaborating with TGP Cymru to provide families with the tools and resources they need to assist Veterans in their transition to civilian life. Recognising that family dynamics play a significant role in Veteran’s wellbeing, and through TGP Cymru, This service is offering tailored family support services to strengthen the overall support system around Veterans.

Looking ahead, the Thrive Together Wales programme will continue to collaborate, expand and strengthen the Wales Veterans Network, with aim of ensuring that Veterans and their families receive comprehensive, long-term support across Wales.

Get in touch

For more information, contact info@adferiad.org

Thrive Together North East and Yorkshire

Collaborative Connections Empowering Veterans

Portfolio lead: Defence Medical Welfare Service (DWMS)

DMWS is proud to expand their commitment to Veterans and their families in the North East and Yorkshire through the Thrive Together Programme. Following their well-supported consultation in Summer 2024, they’ve built new connections with both statutory and third sector organisations. The insights gathered will shape efforts to enhance the health, well-being, and support systems for Veterans, their families, and carers in the region.

Thrive Together North East & Yorkshire Strategic Plan

DMWS’s Strategic Plan, developed through their comprehensive consultation, reflects the real needs of the community. The process engaged Veterans, their families, carers, and regional stakeholders from both statutory and third sectors. Key elements of the consultation included:

  • In-person focus groups, gathering insights from Veterans, families, and partner organisations.
  • Online forums including polls, encouraged broad participation from stakeholders in the VCSFE sector.
  • Targeted outreach to specific groups including Veterans, carers, and families, as well as third sector and statutory sector partners.
  • External expertise for objective analysis.

Additionally, we collaborated with public health analysts who reviewed regional data, such as Census 2021 and public health reports, helping us identify key areas for support.

Strategic Priorities and Future Plans

The strategy is structured around four key components to ensure effective implementation:

  • Core Delivery: Led by DMWS, ensuring oversight and direction.
  • Key Workstreams: Focusing on communication, integrating Veterans’ voices, and developing measurable outcomes.
  • Parcels of Work: Tailored solutions, delivered in collaboration with funded and non-funded partners to maximise impact.
  • Localised Innovations: Unique, community-driven solutions that address regional challenges.
 
Guiding Principles

This strategy is informed by insights gathered from consultations with Veterans, their families, and carers. To ensure their approach remains grounded in the needs of those they serve, they have established the following core guiding principles:

  • Raising Awareness: Promoting available services and support through clear, accessible channels.
  • Clear, Simple Communication: Ensuring that our messaging is straightforward and reaches Veterans and their families through multiple platforms.
  • Ongoing Engagement and Feedback: Establishing mechanisms for continuous feedback from Veterans, carers, and stakeholders to refine and improve our support services.
  • Supporting Key Individuals: Recognising and strengthening the roles of key individuals in Veterans’ lives, including family members, carers, and community partners.
 
Looking Ahead

Following their consultation, DMWS are now focusing on developing a portfolio of projects that will address the key gaps identified, such as:

  • A lack of awareness of existing services.
  • Addressing the complex and vulnerable needs of Veterans.
  • Expanding services to better support families.

 

Through this programme, they aim to encourage help-seeking, reduce stigma, and improve knowledge of and access to services. The goal is to create sustainable support networks that will continue to benefit Veterans and their families long after the Thrive Together Programme concludes.

Get in touch

For more information, visit their website or email vpppv2ney@dmws.org.uk

Thrive Together North West

Forces Wellbeing Collective

Portfolio lead: Armed Forces Community HQ (AFCHQ)

During the initial delivery of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways & People (VPPP) Programme (2022-2023), a Portfolio of Partners was formed in the North West representing a wealth of services across the region; the Forces Wellbeing Collective.

Armed Forces Community HQ is pleased to be continuing as the Portfolio Lead under the Thrive Together Programme (2024-2027) and has conducted a comprehensive public consultation with professionals and service users across the region to inform the development of a strategic delivery plan and goals that will support the programme mission and expected outcomes.

In total, 112 professionals and 389 service users were engaged, and responses were analysed alongside other key pieces of research to identify insights, themes and recommendations.

AFCHQ identified the following cross-cutting themes throughout the North West consultation:

  • Awareness (service users and professionals)
  • Accessibility (practical e.g. location, transport, cost, timing etc and psychosocial e.g. pride/embarrassment)
  • Collaboration (meaningful partnerships and information sharing)
  • Diversity (generational differences/age gaps and marginalised groups) 

 

Considering these cross-cutting themes and alongside the Thrive Together Programme outcomes, the North West strategic goals are to:

  • Level up provision and pathways through a sustainable, resilient and assured network of cross-sector organisations in the North West; the Forces Wellbeing Collective
  • Improve awareness of support services, projects and activities for all members of the Armed Forces community
  • Reduce stigma associated with and improve help-seeking behaviour in members of the Armed Forces community
  • Champion Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Promote innovation and continuous improvement to reduce duplication and build capacity within the Armed Forces not-for-profit sector

A range of thematic areas and commissioned targeted projects have been identified that have demonstrable outputs to level up provision for the Armed Forces community and share best practice as part of cross-sector collaboration in the North West. This includes the following areas: Community Care; Community Mental Health Practitioners; Education; Elderly Care Pathways; Equity, Diversity & Inclusion; Families & Carers; Marketing; Reservists; Sports Clubs; Substance Use & Addictions; Suicide Prevention; Volunteer Ambassadors.

As part of the sustainability and legacy development in the first iteration of VPPP, the Forces Wellbeing Collective was launched as a network of professionals, volunteers and cross-sector organisations joining forces to improve the wellbeing of the Armed Forces community in the North West. AFCHQ will continue to coordinate and develop the regional network as the primary mechanism to implement the strategic goals and will also work with key partners to implement additional resources focusing on community capacity building that will ensure lasting impact for service users and sustainability for the wider sector.

Membership is free and open to all, and inclusive of key benefits such as; feature and promotion on digital platform and service map; regular schedule of networking and marketplace events; regular updates on industry news, research and opportunities via newsletter; training and development; ongoing mentoring and expert friends; access to toolkits and resources; and access to Communities of Practice.

For more information and to register interest visit www.forceswellbeing.org or email info@forceswellbeing.org.

Thrive Together Midlands

Joining the dots: empowering veterans

Portfolio lead: Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS)

DMWS remains deeply committed to supporting Midland’s Veterans and their families, building on the foundation laid by the Veterans’ Places, Pathways, and People Programme (VPPP). The Thrive Together Programme is a direct continuation of this important work, focusing on improving the health, well-being, and support systems for Veterans, their families and carers across the region.

Thrive Together Midlands Strategic Plan

Their Strategic Plan was developed through extensive consultations held in the Spring and Summer of 2024 with Veterans, their families, carers, and regional stakeholders from both the statutory and third sectors. This inclusive consultation process provided critical insights to shape a responsive strategic plan.

DMWS’s multi-faceted consultation approach included:
  • In-person focus groups, led by social researchers and co-production experts, capturing valuable insights from beneficiaries, third sector organisations, and statutory partners.
  • Online forums with polls designed for the VCSFE sector, enabling broad participation from stakeholders.
  • Targeted outreach to engage specific groups, including Veterans, carers, and families, as well as third sector and statutory sector partners.
  • External expertise, brought in for objectivity and deeper analysis.

For quantitative analysis, they engaged public health analysts from Wolverhampton City Council to review regional data, including Census 21, public health data, ONS datasets, and ICB strategies for Armed Forces inclusion. This analysis helped identify target areas for delivery and support.

Additionally, DMWS data was reviewed, analysing Midlands casework from 2022 to the present and undertaking a review of all VPPP 22/23 Case Studies. This holistic review provided a solid foundation for future initiatives.

Strategic Priorities and Future Plans

The strategic plan is designed to be flexible and responsive, evolving to meet emerging needs and challenges. Key priorities include:

  • No Wrong Door: Veterans and their families will have access to support whenever they need it, without facing barriers.
  • Warm Handovers: We will ensure Veterans experience joined-up care during referrals, reducing the need for them to retell their stories.
  • Person-Centred, Multi-Agency Support: Bringing together different areas of expertise to provide tailored care for Veterans and their families.
  • Strengthening Collaborative Networks: We are fostering partnerships across the statutory and third sectors to ensure seamless support for Veterans.

This collaborative approach ensures that the plan not only aligns with the national Thrive Together objectives but also directly reflects the needs and experiences of those we serve.

Looking Ahead

Currently, DMWS are leading a rigorous selection process to develop a portfolio of funded projects aimed at addressing specific gaps identified during our consultation, including:

  • Lack of awareness of services
  • Vulnerability and complexity of needs
  • Lack of services for families, need for services for families

 

Through this next phase, DMWS and their partners will work together to help Veterans and their families:

  • Seek help and reduce stigma, particularly around mental health.
  • Access a range of tailored services that meet their diverse needs.
  • Strengthen their support networks, ensuring the whole family unit receives the resources and care it requires.
 
Get in touch

For more information, visit their website or contact vpppv2midlands@dmws.org.uk

Thrive Together East of England

Veterans’ Voice

Portfolio lead: The Bridge for Heroes

The Bridge for Heroes is thrilled to have been awarded the Thrive Together grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to support their new initiative, Veterans Voice. Building on the successful work of their Veteran Places Pathways and People Programme (VPPP), this grant will enable them to provide comprehensive support for Veterans and their families across the East of England.

The Veterans Voice project will focus on the following key areas:

  • Strengthening Partnerships: Fostering collaborations with charities, statutory bodies, and community groups, to amplify collective impact. By working together, they can leverage each partner’s unique strengths and resources to better serve the Veteran community
  • Enhancing Digital Access: Veterans Voice is committed to developing user-friendly online platforms that provide Veterans and their families with quick, easy access to essential information, services, and support networks. This includes ensuring that their digital tools are accessible to individuals with varying levels of digital literacy.
  • Improving Awareness and Access: The goal is to make sure that every Veteran, along with their families and carers, is aware of the full range of support available to them. They will accomplish this through targeted information campaigns and outreach initiatives.
  • Targeted Outreach: Veterans Voice recognise that certain groups within the Veteran community can be harder to reach, whether due to geographical isolation, lack of awareness, or other barriers. Their outreach efforts will include community events, personalised communications, and partnerships with local organisations to ensure that no one is left behind and that all of the Veteran community has access to the support they deserve.
  • Feedback and Continuous Improvement: Listening to Veterans, their families, and carers is essential for understanding their needs and improving our services. Veterans Voice will establish an ongoing feedback loop, where community members can share their experiences and suggestions. By making feedback a core part of their approach, they can better align their services with the evolving needs of the Armed Forces community.
  • Tackling Stigma Around Mental Health: Breaking down barriers to mental health support is crucial for the well-being of Veterans and their families. Through awareness campaigns and activities, they aim to create an environment where mental health is openly discussed, and support is readily accessible.
  • Improved Community Integration: Veterans Voice aim to provide resources and opportunities that help Veterans engage with local organisations, participate in community events, and build social connections. By encouraging community involvement, they can help Veterans develop a sense of belonging and purpose.

 

These focus areas were developed following an extensive consultation process involving Veterans, their families and carers, as well as workshops with regional statutory bodies. To capture a broad range of perspectives, two tailored surveys were conducted—one for Veterans and another for their families. This approach ensured that we accurately addressed the needs of those they serve. The workshops provided valuable feedback on the community’s needs and highlighted existing gaps in support services.

Get in touch

You can find out more at their website, or email vv@thebridgeforheroes.org

Thrive Together London

London Armed Forces Network

Portfolio lead: The Poppy Factory

The Poppy Factory is delighted to be leading the Thrive Together programme in London, following the success of the previous Veterans Places, Pathways and People (VPPP) portfolio. VPPP enabled them to work more closely with other charities and statutory bodies. The Poppy Factory were pleased with how well the portfolio partners embraced collaborative working in support of the Armed Forces community and much was learned by everyone involved.

The Poppy Factory’s approach to developing the London Strategic Plan has been collaborative from the start. Stakeholders were invited to join a steering group to contribute to and oversee the development and delivery of the plan, with representatives from the NHS, Ministry of Defence, Office for Veterans’ Affairs and key charity partners working across London.

The London Thrive Together Strategic Plan is built around 4 pillars of work:

  • The London Armed Forces Network (LAFN): has been in existence for 10+ years. The Poppy Factory will invest in the LAFN to create a bigger and more effective network of all organisations supporting Veterans and family members, becoming a knowledge hub of all support available across London and establishing communities of practice to share learning.
  • LAFN Communications: they will invest in communication for the LAFN to develop and deliver a coordinated London wide communications plan, focusing on underrepresented groups as well as ensuring clarity on all support available for Veterans across London.
  • The Navigator service: was piloted during VPPP to support Veterans and family members with multiple complex needs, particularly those pre and post Op Courage treatment; being treated within the wider NHS system; or engaged with DWP and seeking work but with multiple barriers to work. The Poppy Factory will work across three organisations to deliver a consistently high-quality service.
  • Collaborative projects: they have invested in collaborative projects where organisations come together to deliver services that are greater than their individual services, to provide easy access to activities to promote improved wellbeing and as a mechanism to onward referral for more specialist services.

 

In developing the London Strategic Plan, a comprehensive consultation was carried out to engage as many Veterans, family members, organisations & statutory bodies as possible. Four questionnaires were created with similar themes but tailored to four audiences: Veterans; family members; statutory bodies; and other organisations (charities, CICs etc.).

The Poppy Factory attended existing drop-ins or other places where Veterans gather, they hosted specific events at The Poppy Factory and other locations, and online groups to encourage contribution. They met with members of specific minority groups and made the questionnaires available online.

The Poppy Factory are open-minded to what can be learned from the Thrive Together programme and they will continue to innovate and iterate to deliver significant enhancements in Veterans’ wellbeing, community integration, and access to services across London, whether the Veteran lives in London or travels to London for work or health reasons.

The Poppy Factory will be working with the following delivery partners: Stoll; Defence Medical Welfare Service; Fighting with Pride; The Fighting Chance; The Comedy School; Recruit for Spouses; University of West London; Company of Makers; Defence Garden Scheme; and Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Get in touch

For more information visit their website www.poppyfactory.org/thrive-together or email thrive@poppyfactory.org

Thrive Together South East

Partnership in Mind

Portfolio lead: Veterans Outreach Support (VOS)

As Portfolio Lead Organisation for the South East of England in the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund’s Thrive Together programme (formerly Veterans Places, Pathways and People – VPPP), Veterans Outreach Support (VOS) is dedicated to supporting Veterans, families, and carers across the South East of England.

In the first two years of the VPPP programme the region delivered over 8000 interactions with Veterans and provided support to approximately 3000 individual beneficiaries, developing a new, collaborative approach to veteran support services. VOS led this regional effort under the portfolio name of ‘Partnership in Mind’, so named to reflect the close cooperation and collaboration of the portfolio partners and the mental health and wellbeing improvements of those it served.

Thrive Together will continue to build upon the successes of the original VPPP programme through the provision of a network of service providers across the Op Courage South East region, linked by the common goal of improving the lives of Veterans in need. With its new emphasis on building sustainable networks, it will engage with a much greater number of partners in the statutory, third and commercial sectors to achieve a support network that can effectively support Veterans, their families and carers, regardless of their location in a truly ‘no wrong door’ way.

The Partnership in Mind Strategic Plan is based upon a wide-ranging public consultation between April and September 2024 which sought the views of those seeking support, as well as those providing it. The consultation featured workshops, surveys and focus groups with Veterans and families, as well as delivery organisations, in the South East of England. The data emerging from these forums and questionnaires was independently analysed by NCVO and a report of findings was produced, providing the golden thread for strategic planning. The strategic goals, aligned with the direction from AFCFT are as follows:

  • Improve Help-Seeking Behaviour: Increase the number of Veterans and families seeking support, and reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health support.
  • Improve Holistic Support Services: Focus on mental and physical health with tailored activities and support to address the diverse needs of Veterans.
  • Strengthen Support for Veterans’ Families and Carers: Enhance support services that cater to the entire family unit.

 

Partnership in Mind will address the above with three strands:

  • Collaboration: Encourage collaboration and cooperation between service providers through joined-up, ‘no wrong door’ working.
  • Capacity Building: Fill geographical and thematic gaps in support provision, especially for Veterans’ families and carers, female Veterans, Veteran members of the LGBT+ and minority communities, and transition from service to civilian life.
  • Communication & Education: Deliver a comprehensive, multi-channel communications campaign aimed at educating all regional stakeholders in Veteran issues, support, and services, which will underpin the Collaboration and Capacity Building strands.

 

These strands will be enabled by four supporting projects:

  • Collaboration & Network Project: Build network and pathways, build relationships.
  • Families & Carers Support Project: Improve support for families and carers.
  • Female Veterans Support Project: Encourage more females to seek support.
  • Sustainability Project: Assure support beyond the funded period.
 
Get in touch

To find out more see https://vosuk.org/vppp/ or email admin@vosuk.org.

Thrive Together South West

Brighter Futures for Veterans

Portfolio lead: Invictus Games Foundation

The Invictus Games Foundation is known worldwide for its dedication to the international wounded injured or sick (WIS) service personnel and Veteran community, utilising the power of sport and adventurous challenge to change lives and save lives. While their primary work is focused on the Invictus Games, a bi-annual international adaptive sports event, their work goes beyond just the Games and they are once again working with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust on the Thrive Together Programme (formerly VPPP) to enhance the lives of the Armed Forces community ‘Beyond the Games’.

The Invictus Games Foundation’s previous delivery of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme (2021-24) focused on mental health and assisting positive transitions from military to civilian life. They are excited to continue this work, now as a part of the Thrive Together programme, to ensure longevity and consistency in support for Veterans and the wider Armed Forces Community in the South West.

The consultation phase highlighted that there is a critical need for a holistic approach to Veteran support in the South West that addresses housing, education, employment, mental and physical health, and family support. There is a rich and complex ecosystem of providers within the region, and are avoiding investments to stimulate or grow new providers with our focus towards established and thriving services.

The Invictus Games Foundation’s approach will aim to increase coordination, facilitate ease of access and continuity of support within networks for the Armed Forces community, while exploring ways to reach underserved groups such as families.

They are also looking to fund innovative projects with trusted partners in the South West, mandating that they look outwards and work collaboratively as part of funding agreements. We will provide a range of training and capacity building programmes to secure the future sustainability of funded partners and wider service providers in the South West, ensuring these networks are embedded and sustained beyond the life of this stage of funding.

The eighth iteration of the Invictus Games has been awarded to the UK and will take place in Birmingham in 2027. They aim to leverage the power of the Invictus Games brand and the spotlight the Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 will bring to the UK Armed Forces community to increase awareness of the supported charities in the South West. They will also use our platform to target groups who are currently underserved such as female veterans and LGBTQ+ groups. The build to Birmingham 2027 perfectly coincides with the continuance of the programme and presents a significant opportunity for profound impact.

‘A brighter future for Veterans across the whole of the South West’ will serve as our guiding principle during the programme, as we look to continue the fantastic work from 2021-2024 and ensure that veterans and their families in the South West have access to prompt, tailored, and joined up support to aid them in their recovery and daily lives.

Get in touch

For more information, please contact info@invictusgames.org

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