Family Focus

LEAN ON US

Being a parent has never been easy. It can be lonely, frustrating, heart-breaking and overwhelming. The charity Home-Start is ready to support you thr...

BOOK CLUB – ART ADMIRATION

In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, our forces youngsters share their views – via their parents – on Joseph Coelho’s Luna Love...

The course of an army spouse

A blog from Army&You’s winter edition by Cynthia, @desplendourofficial Being an army spouse is an exciting life that comes with lots of experienc...

From civvy life to military wife

A blog from Army&You’s winter edition by Kym, @thedutoits Having lived a childhood far from the constructs of the military, it had never crossed ...

#OurArmyFamily

Meet the Greenwood family: Sam, Hannah, Harry (7), Aubrey (4), and Monty, the Jack Russell. Sam was a soldier long before he met his wife of almost 11...

All round education

Alongside AFF, there are many organisations which have the best interests of service children at their core. We often collaborate with them to share y...

Fostering from afar

Phil and Ange Dakin have lived and worked in Episkopi Station for 12 years. They’ve been registered as a foster family for the last three, providing e...

No barriers to foster care

Don't be put off becoming foster carers because you have to move often or are frequently deployed. Military life needn’t be a barrier and many local a...

Building your family

If you’re a military family considering adoption, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, can support you through the process to create a loving family. They...

Support for the Gurkha community

SSAFA’s Gurkha Support Service is available to all serving and veteran members of the Brigade of Gurkhas and their families. Local support is provide...