Someone to call on in a time of need
Understandably, a cancer diagnosis can come as a shock and be frightening, taking a toll not only on an individual’s physical wellbeing but also their emotional and social state. While the support of family a...
A helping hand for army families
AFF sometimes receives enquiries of a sensitive or more challenging nature around sexual violence, domestic abuse, addiction, gambling and more general mental health and wellbeing issues.
We are always explo...
Support for military carers
AFF deals with questions and concerns from families who are either parent carers or are caring for an extended family member.
One of the issues that carers face is support from their employer. There are seve...
Expanded Thriving Lives toolkit helps schools support service children
The Thriving Lives toolkit, developed to help teachers boost their support for service children in primary and secondary schools, is being expanded to cover early years and higher education.
The project buil...
Road to recovery – useful links
Support is available for spouses of soldiers who are personnel on recovery duty (PRD). Here are some organisations who can help…
The Ripple Pond - peer support service and will connect you with a network o...
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...
A single point of specialist welfare support for your army family
In 2018, the Army Welfare Service (AWS) Intake & Assessment Team (IAT) was established as a single point of all specialist welfare support referrals in the UK and overseas, and importantly, you can make d...
Making a difference to service families’ lives
With around 180 branches across the UK, Home-Start can offer assistance to parents when they need it most. Supporting more than 25,000 families and 46,000 children, the charity helps those struggling with pos...
Military life and the carers conversation
Conversations around the experiences of carers in the service community are gathering momentum, with some charities and agencies putting greater focus on carers’ needs, the support they receive and the impact...