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Supporting little feet

ARMY spouses Lindsey Edgell and Amy Wilson came to BATUK, Kenya alongside their serving partners and saw how different life was for the local communit...

Be part of history

A NEW project chronicling the impact of war on families is looking for veterans’ loved ones to tell their stories of the daily battles they still face...

Pushing for progress

IN CONVERSATIONS with welfare officers in Brunei, AFF’s F&C team has discovered that there are a large number of spouses who have visas that have ...

School challenges for service children

SCHOOLS in Wales felt the emotional impact of separation was the biggest challenge to service children’s primary education, according to a recent surv...

Art in the Aftermath

STYLE for Soldiers, a charity founded by Emma Willis in response to the numerous casualties incurred in Iraq and Afghanistan, has launched an exhibiti...

Forces Families Jobs launched

A BRAND new ‘one-stop-shop’ website, Forces Families Jobs (FFJ), went live on 17th September, providing free access to employment and training opportu...

One-stop shop for employment

The fact that spousal employment is one of the major issues military families face isn’t news to us here at AFF. We know that the mobile lifestyle, no...

Joining forces for jobs

SPOT a vacancy, fire off your application, job done. If only finding work was that simple, writes Jill Misson. When you’re part of an army family it c...

Web chat for younger veterans

THE free SSAFA Forcesline helpline plans to launch a pilot web chat for younger serving personnel and veterans in need of support. The new initiati...