Help for Heroes are delighted to announce that we have been able to raise the £20m we pledged in March 2009 to help pay for the first four Personnel Recovery Centres (PRCs). Work will begin immediately and we hope to see the first fully comprehensive centre open at Colchester in the spring of 2011, followed soon afterwards with PRCs at Catterick and then Tidworth. The H4H funded Erskine Pathfinder at Edinburgh will continue to operate for at least one more year while decisions are made as to how best to support the wounded in Scotland, with either an extension of that facility or the creation of a new one closer to the Edinburgh garrison. Further centres may well be needed in future. Although this is an Army led initiative, the PRCs will be available to members of all three Services on a case-by-case basis, in line with our declared desire to support all members of the Armed Forces.

The centres are part of a much larger Army Recovery Capability (ARC) with Personnel Recovery Branches (PRUs) in 10 brigades as well as 2 in London and Germany, all overseen by Personnel Recovery Branch (PRB), a new organisation that ensures that all the wounded are cared for on tailor-made Individual Recovery Plans (IRPs).

So, what next? The Recovery Pathway is all about making the most of each person’s potential. It’s not about what they can’t do, but it is about what he or she can do. Therefore, everyone on the path will be assessed as to their potential and ambition and then helped to achieve their best. H4H will be part of that process and we have announced our intention to raise a further £20m to fund the IRPs. Our funds will be directed to support the individual as he or she progresses along the road to recovery and will fund courses and opportunities that will equip the wounded for their futures.

Help For Heroes called for the people of Great Britain to help us raise money for wounded service personnel and boy, have you stepped up to the challenge!!!

All over the country, people are baking cakes, shaving heads, parachuting, walking, hiking, cycling and much much more to raise money for our wounded boys and girls. Don’t feel you have to lay on a massive event, every one is special to us and each and every contribution is valued the same way.

To all those that have done events, we would just like to say a HUGE thank you, and for those of you about to do your bit, good luck with whatever you have planned!

We understand that people give money to Help for Heroes to make a real difference to the lives of our wounded Servicemen and women.

Most of the donations and fundraising efforts come from ordinary decent people who might never have responded to a service charity before, and we want you to be able to find out exactly where your money is being spent.  

Here you can learn more about the initiatives that Help for Heroes is involved with and the projects that we support, and see just how much your help is needed and appreciated.

We are asking everyone who wants to help to get out there, 'do your bit' and raise as much as you can to support our wounded heroes.

You can do anything that is legal, moral and safe: a sponsored parachute jump, dinner party, a marathon, a sponsored swim, a cake sale, we don't mind as long as it's legal, fun and you donate the proceeds to Help for Heroes!

Since the day it was launched, Help for Heroes has been lucky enough to receive help from an incredible group of dedicated and enthusiastic supporters.
 
The campaigns and fundraising efforts of these big-hearted individuals and organisations have turned Help for Heroes from a good idea into a phenomenon.
 
By championing the charity, they have raised millions and helped to spread the message of support for wounded service personnel across the UK, and we would like to say a HUGE thank you to them.