Despite recognition of the unique demands of life in the Armed Forces community and how they can impact military families’ well-being, there are significant gaps in understanding how Service life shapes the financial stability of Service personnel, their partners and...
Serving personnel across the UK will be entitled to free wraparound childcare from September as part of new measures announced today by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Service families with children aged 4 to 11 years to benefit from wraparound childcare More than...
Come and join SSAFA’s family fun-filled adventure break! This is a free mid-week residential, open exclusively to military families with children who have additional needs and disabilities – and siblings are welcome too. SSAFA is running two 4-night family breaks this...
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT) are providing SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity with a grant of £90,000 to support children in serving military families who have a disability and/or additional need. The £90,000 grant was awarded to SSAFA in April 2020 and...
Thousands of Armed Forces personnel are working across the globe to help keep Britain safe at home and abroad have begun to send Christmas messages home… Whilst families at home celebrate Christmas, UK troops are involved in 35 operations in more than 30...