Support for military carers

AFF deals with questions and concerns from families who are either parent carers or are caring for an extended family member. One of the issues that carers face is support from their employer. There are seve...

Road to recovery – useful links

Support is available for spouses of soldiers who are personnel on recovery duty (PRD). Here are some organisations who can help…   The Ripple Pond - peer support service and will connect you with a network o...

Funding for forces projects

Three new funding programmes will launch on 3 April 2023 aimed at improving the lives of armed forces communities. The Service Pupil Support Programme awards grants to schools to help address additional ch...

Answering your questions on education and childcare

Many of you approach AFF to ask whether you’re entitled to support for your children. Sometimes the answers are straightforward, but not always, particularly if your circumstances are a little more complex. H...

Making a difference to service families’ lives

With around 180 branches across the UK, Home-Start can offer assistance to parents when they need it most. Supporting more than 25,000 families and 46,000 children, the charity helps those struggling with pos...

Military life and the carers conversation

Conversations around the experiences of carers in the service community are gathering momentum, with some charities and agencies putting greater focus on carers’ needs, the support they receive and the impact...

Are you caring for someone in a military family?

Lt Col Brian (Edd) Gordon is the Army Carers Advocate – responsible for raising awareness of the issues within the army for those service personnel with caring responsibilities, advocating respect, fair treat...

Parental planning in the army

There's so much to think about when you discover you’re expecting a baby, or have been matched with a child for adoption, that it’s easy to forget everything that’s in place to help you. JSP 760 is a good pl...