It’s good to talk

OVER the course of a year, AFF advises and guides thousands of Army families through our specialists and local co-ordinators. Many more of you rely on the news and information available through Army&You and...

Virtually here for you

THE AFF is moving with the times! We’ve created a Virtual Co-ordinator role to reach out and support Regular and Reserves families in remote areas that do not have an existing AFF Co-ordinator or a large Ar...

Employers – we need you!

ARE you an employer with job vacancies in areas where lots of military families live? Would you like to come to AFF’s Big Debate? Army spouses will coming to London on 21st October to have their say on what ...

Good news on adaptations

AFF is delighted to report some good news if you need to adapt your Army quarter because of an additional need or disability. We conducted a survey to identify the issues that you were having with adaptation...

Sgt Camopatch is catching on!

THE AFF Excellence for Forces Children Service Premium Award will be running again in 2014! AFF has been in contact with lots of you and the examples of best practice featured in Army&You have proved very u...

Aiming high

AFF has commissioned York St John University to look at the attainment of Service children. Moving from school to school and changing teachers and topics can cause upheaval and parents have told us that thei...

Save the date

WANT to know more about the future of the Army and how families fit in? Then come to AFF’s Big Debate in London on Tuesday 21 October!  Decision makers from the Army, Government and the civil service, plus m...

What happens to your enquiry to AFF?

MORE than 9,000 families approached AFF last year to ask for help or simply to tell us their thoughts. Our local AFF Co-ordinators can resolve individual problems, but what if what is happening to you is hap...

Forces receive business backing

2013 has seen an addition to the Covenant ‘family’. Julie Lowe, AFF Covenant Liaison, speaks to the MOD Armed Forces Covenant Team to find out what the new arrival means for Army families… THE Corporate Cove...

Community Covenant Conference 2013

AFF attended the third annual Community Covenant Conference on Friday 22 November 2013. Our stand at the event attracted lots of interest and provided information on our work with local Government to identif...