Support during the coronavirus outbreak
We understand lots of you are facing personal challenges at this time. In particular issues such as anxiety, changes to routine and social isolation can feel overwhelming at times like this.
With this in mind, we’ve put together some tools which we hope will help you and your family through the days and weeks ahead.
At a time like this it’s important we all look out for one another. Together we will face whatever the coming weeks and months throw our way.
#StrongerTogether
See the difference your support makes
By supporting us today, you are helping people like Simon, Dom, Ant and Paul. Many were told they would never walk again, never talk again and never live independently again. Every journey is different, but with the right support, they can defy the odds.
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Helping Veterans, Service Personnel and their families
At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they’re wounded.
Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever.
We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives. We give them physical, psychological, financial and welfare support for as long as they need it. We also support their families, because they too can be affected by their loved one’s wounds.
We receive almost no funding from the Government, which means we rely on the spirit and generosity of the great British public, our partners and volunteers to keep going. Rest assured, we continue to put pressure on the Government to do more.
So far, with your help, we've supported more than 25,000 people, but we know that many more still need us. We won’t stop until every wounded veteran gets the support they deserve
Shop for Heroes
The Trading company gifts all its profits to the charity to help provide as much support for the wounded, injured and sick as possible.