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...
Head to the seaside for this edition’s book club
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service youngsters tell us what they thought of Seagulls Don’t Eat Sorbet: The First Adventure by soldier Babs Vinden-Cantrell…
LILAH (3) AND MUM
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Service children invited to rise to the challenge
Are you ready for the 2023 Annington Challenge? Last year’s events had record numbers of children and young people from service families taking part – and it proved to be the highlight of their summer.
For t...
Bringing smiles this Christmas
Little Troopers has launched its 2022 Christmas Smiles campaign to support service children who have a parent deployed over the holiday season.
Louise Fetigan, founder of the charity, says: “We know it’s e...
Blog: Making the best of growing up in an army family
A blog from Army&You’s autumn 2022 edition by Jared Yorke, age 17
Being the child of a serving soldier can be seen as a challenge or somehow negative. My dad is in the REME and we have moved every three ...
Therapy programme for military children
A new therapy programme to support the mental health and well-being of military children has been launched by charity Little Troopers.
Delivered in collaboration with The Owl Therapy Centre, the tri-service ...
Rave reviews from Reading Force
In this edition’s Army&You and Reading Force Book Club, service youngsters tell us what they thought of Let’s Go Outside! by Ben Lerwill and Marina Ruiz...
RONIN (4) AND MUM
Ronin said: “I love going on...
New club for service youngsters
Children who have parents serving overseas enjoyed a thrilling treetop adventure over the summer thanks to charity, Little Troopers.
It was the first of many ‘All Together’ events, Little Troopers’ new deplo...
MOD wraparound childcare up and running
Many service families across the UK can now take advantage of the Government’s wraparound childcare scheme. It’s aimed at helping working families offset the cost of before and after school care during term t...