We have announced the difficult decision to undergo a major restructure in order to protect our life-changing recovery services from the devastating financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mike Lee, the Course Development Lead, has spent the past few months developing courses that achieve the college’s ultimate aim; to give veterans the confidence and understanding to achieve their recovery goals.
Alex Lovett is our Occupational Therapist, who works with our wounded to help them find practical ways to overcome the limitations of illness or injury.
A group of Help for Heroes veterans have got together during lockdown to form an online gaming community, offering a safe space to share their stories and provide mutual support.
Whether your charity bake sale plans were put on hold or you want to put those lockdown baking skills to the test – here’s a few ideas on how to do some fundraising whilst staying safe and sticking to the Government’s guidelines.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Boardman as our new Chair of Trustees. Nigel, who has significant family connections to the Armed Forces, will start with the Charity in September 2020.
Hannah Lawton is our Sports Recovery Manager and has dedicated the past few months to keeping veterans on our Sports Recovery programme feeling motivated and supported.
Bailey cycled 10 miles every day, with his dad in tow. After just three weeks of training, on the 16th May 2020, Bailey set off on his marathon challenge around Bedfordshire.
“At the start of the lockdown, we saw a rise in requests for emergency food baskets from veterans shielding or unable to work.”
Hero Bear is getting all grown up! On 13 August, our much-loved furry mascot will become a teenager. He can’t believe it’s been nearly 13 years since he first hopped on a bear-o-plane to Iraq with our co-founder Bryn Parry, to visit some of the brave men and women of our Armed Forces in the early days of the charity.
With our recovery centres closed, many of those we support are missing their “safe space”, where they can connect with others going through recovery journeys similar to their own.
Phil Hall, a complex clinical case manager, explains the issues our very seriously injured (VSI) veterans face, and how he and his team are making sure they remain here for them.
