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Funds boost for forces housing

AFF housing specialist Cat Calder gives the lowdown on extra funding for service accommodation… To help generate work in the building industry after ...

Your lived experience matters

A word from Collette Musgrave, AFF chief executive... AS WELL as providing direct support and advice to army families, we work hard to really underst...

Quality time

If you have a child with a disability and/or additional needs, then SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity’s activity breaks for families might just be what ...

SEND and receive

Accessing support for children with special educational needs and/or a disability can take time and effort. Army life may further complicate matters b...

Your future – your housing

IN OUR 2020 Big Survey we asked you to share your views about the Future Accommodation Model – the future of housing for army families. We heard from ...

Paperchains award-winning entries

Following the Paperchains Project, a lockdown initiative which created a spotlight for young people, including armed forces families, to express their...

The Paperchains Project

The idea for Paperchains came from author A.G. Smith, whose ground-breaking work in prisons has been highlighted by Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire and...

Empowering you 2.0

RFEA, the forces employment charity, is celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, by hosting ‘Empowering You 2.0’, to boost employ...

Census 2021- veterans will count

The decennial census is almost upon us and, for the first time, people will be able to say if they are a veteran of the armed forces. The census, run...

New funding for forces communities

The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has announced new funding programmes designed to support veterans, forces families and serving personnel recover ...