Italian housing win
A family posted to Milan contacted AFF because they weren’t happy with the property they had been allocated and felt it was under their entitlement.
Following a close inspection of the plans, we advised that...
Packing with purpose
Social enterprise e50K is made up of armed forces spouses and partners from across the country and works to improve the lives of military families.
The team aims to create a network of projects which provide...
Keep it in the military family
Patch life can be a vital support for military communities, especially through times of separation and deployments. Army&You spoke to Sara Carter, who has set up KeepAbility – an online hub for army famil...
Free holidays for forces families
More than 200 free holidays are being donated this year to support military personnel and their families in need of rest and recuperation.
Parkdean Resorts, which runs 66 family-friendly holiday parks around...
Free relationship support in Cyprus
From April, serving Army personnel and accompanying family members, who have an assignment order to British Forces Cyprus (BFC), will have free access to a range of relationship counselling services provided ...
A house divided
The end of a relationship can be a very difficult time, especially when part of a military family.
When you become separated from a serving partner, whether you’re married, in a civil partnership or long-ter...
Help through separation
Charity Shared Parenting Scotland is offering free places on its two flagship training courses for military parents going through separation or divorce. The courses are New Ways For Families and Love, Loss an...
Half-term family activities
This October half term, the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire is hosting autumn activities for families. The 150-acre gardens and wooded estate is free to enter and explore, allowing visitors to re...
The detail on COBSEO clusters
The Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) hosts a number of different cluster groups to help collaborative working between charities and to ensure that issues are raised and solutions and actions identi...
A healthy slice of parenting paradise
Shared Parental Leave (ShPL) gives you more choice in how you care for your child during their first year. If you’re a working parent, you can opt to share up to 50 weeks leave, and up to 37 weeks of statutor...