Help for Heroes - Service Charities

“The Aftercare Service is a government funded organisation and has been created in recognition of the unique set of circumstances which continue to affect the ex-service community in Northern Ireland comprising of former UDR and R IRISH (HS) soldiers and their families. The Aftercare Service’s mission is to provide medical, vocational, welfare and benevolence support to this community in order to reduce suffering. “Helping our people in need to live their lives” The service is available to all ex-members of the UDR and R IRISH (HS) regiments and in certain instances their families”.

For over sixty years the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) has worked tirelessly to provide support to serving soldiers, former soldiers and their families in times of need. The people we support include those with disabilities or mental illness, people experiencing homelessness or unemployment, and older people.

Essentially The British Forces Foundation exists to boost the morale of British servicemen and women – principally on operations but all over the world – primarily through top quality entertainment with big name stars.  

The shows, and the Charity’s other projects, convey the gratitude of the British public for the work of the Armed Forces and the sacrifices they make.

BLESMA is a National Charity, Registered Charity Number 1084189 for Limbless and Ex-Service Men and Women, their dependants and Widows. The objectives of the Association are to promote the welfare of all those of either sex who have lost a limb or limbs, or one or both eyes, or the use of limbs as a result of service in any branch of Her Majesty's Forces or Auxiliary Forces and to assist needy dependants of such service limbless. We will also help those who lose a limb after service.

Help for Heroes awards a grant of 100K to BLESMA. Read More

The Society was founded in 1919, one year after the end of the First World War, since when it has helped over 85,000 veterans cope with their suffering. Currently, there are over 7000 veterans being helped, with many new referrals.

Since 1946 The Forces Pension Society have been campaigning on behalf of all ranks, their widows, widowers and dependants to seek improvements to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme. the FPS also campaign to have injustices resolved and help members with service pension problems . The Society is financed solely through subscriptions and is governed as a not-for-profit limited company. It works in close cooperation with other ex-Service organisations to benefit all past, present and future members of the Armed Forces.

King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes is a registered charity committed to ensuring that uninsured serving and ex-Service men and women can receive swift access to an exceptional standard of health care - at little or no cost to themselves. We do this through the provision of grants and subsidies. Support is given regardless of rank or length of service, and is also available for the spouses, ex-spouses, widows and widowers of those who have served.

Founded in 1919 The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home is a registered charity (1072334) that provides nursing and rehabilitation care for physically disabled ex-Servicemen and women in a comfortable professional setting.

The Royal Air Force Music Charitable Trust is the registered charity of the RAF Music Services. It was founded by Malcolm Goodman in 2003 to promote welfare funding through the performance of live music by Royal Air Force musicians, whilst also providing additional support to other service charities for their own fundraising events.

The RAF Benevolent Fund is here to provide support to all members of the RAF family in need. If you have ever served in the Royal Air Force, or you are an immediate dependant of someone who served, then you may be eligible for assistance.

The Royal Naval Association aims to provide support, comradeship and assistance to its membership who consist of serving and former members of Her Majesty's Naval Forces, through it's branches in the UK and Overseas. It is a Registered Charity and has Full recognition by the Royal Navy.

The RAF Association (RAFA) is a membership organisation of serving and former members of the Royal Air Force, their families and dependants and all those supporting the aims of the Association. It is the largest single-service membership organisation in the United Kingdom and has roughly 76,000 members and 500 Branches in the UK, Europe and further afield. The Association provides help and advice, assistance, comradeship and, where required, welfare and care for the whole RAF family.

Seafarers UK are a national charity that fundraises and gives grants to over seventy charities that help people who have worked at sea. This includes helping people from the Royal Navy, Merchant Navy and fishing fleets and their families.

Skill Force recognises the qualities, values and esprit d’corps that our Service personnel demonstrate on a daily basis. We salute the work of Help4Heroes and in our own way compliment their approach through our employment of former Service personnel.

Help for Heroes awarded a grant of £224,300 to Skill Force.

SSAFA provide support for the serving men and women in today’s Armed Forces and for those who have served - even if it was only for a single day. We also care for the needs of their families and dependants.

Last year alone, our professional staff and trained volunteers gave assistance to more than 50,000 people. We helped to make a real difference to many lives.

Help for Heroes awards a grant of 500K to SSAFA. Read More

At St Dunstan’s, we provide crucial assistance to ex-Service men and women with very significant loss of sight. Our specialist training and support helps them regain their independence and optimism and make the most of the opportunities available to them.

The Royal British Legion provides financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants. Currently, nearly 10.5 million people are eligible for our support and we receive thousands of calls for help every year.

On 2 April 2007, the Ministry of Defence created a new brand for services to veterans – Veterans-UK.

Veterans-UK will be the single brand or banner covering a variety of different veterans services provided by a range of different organisations. It will form a single point for accessing information.

The War Widows Association is essentially a pressure group and exists to improve the conditions of War Widows and their dependants in Great Britain. Its work encompasses those who have suffered bereavement as a result of World War II and all conflicts since then including Iraq and Afghanistan. The WWA also represents those who have suffered the loss of their husband in peacetime, when his death was attributable to his service life.