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Find organisations that support veterans and their families

This directory lists organisations that provide support to veterans of the UK armed forces and their families.

You can filter results by location and select as many areas of support as you need.

This should not be taken as an exhaustive list of all services on offer to veterans and their families in the UK.

The government is not liable for any services that fail to meet an individual’s requirements or standards.

The inclusion of these organisations or services should not be taken as endorsement by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs.

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  • MoD Veterans Services provides information, guidance and welfare support on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

  • Op ASCEND is a free, government-backed employment service that supports veterans by providing career advice and helping them connect with veteran-friendly employers.

  • Op NOVA provides support for veterans who are in contact with the justice system, enabling them to access the services they need.

  • Based in Salisbury, ALABARÉ provides in-person, joined-up support to veterans and families across the South West of England.

  • Anxious Minds is a mental health charity based in the North East that supports veterans and their families across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland.

  • Armed Forces Community HQ provides practical and emotional support for veterans, serving personnel, reservists and their families in Wigan and the surrounding area.

  • Armed Forces Community Support provides a local support hub for veterans, serving personnel, reservists and their families in Warrington and the surrounding area.

  • The Army Benevolent Fund is the Army's national charity, supporting soldiers, veterans and their families throughout their lives.

  • Blind Veterans UK is a national charity for ex-service personnel that have experienced severe sight loss.

  • The Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre seeks to support and improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of military veterans and their families in Northern Ireland.

  • BuildForce is a community interest company that provides a career service and pathways into employment in the construction industry.

  • Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities provides a community hub and support for veterans and the wider armed forces community in Port Talbot.

  • Christopher Turley Armed Forces Hub in Telford provides a local place for veterans, serving personnel and their families to access support and connect with the armed forces community.

  • Combat Stress is a mental health charity that provides support for veterans of the UK armed forces, focusing on complex mental health issues resulting from service.

  • Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services help and support vulnerable people who are resident in South West London, including veterans and their families, by providing a range of psychosocial interventions.

  • The Defence Medical Welfare Service is an independent charity providing medical welfare to those who are serving or have served on the frontline, including the armed forces, the Merchant Navy, the NHS and the Police.

  • The East Durham Veterans Trust provides support around mental health, finance, housing and social inclusion to veterans and their families in the North East.

  • The East Durham Veterans Trust outreach hub in Stockton-on-Tees provides a local access point for veterans and their families.

  • EDs Homes is a veteran accommodation provider that offers supported shared housing for veterans and their immediate family in Wigan and Bolton.

  • Ellesmere Port VRC provides a local place for veterans and their families to access support, information and advice.

  • Located near Salisbury, Entrain Space provides modern, self-contained flats for veterans and families, alongside on-site welfare support and employment and enterprise training.

  • The Erskine Veterans Charity supports veterans in Scotland, offering care homes, supported living accommodation and an activity centre available to veterans in the community.

  • The Forces Children's Trust assists the children of UK armed forces members that have died or sustained life-changing injuries as a result of service.

  • The Forces Employment Charity provides employment and training support to service leavers, veterans, reservists and their spouses and partners.

  • Forward Assist is a charity that supports veterans struggling to adjust to civilian life, helping them lead great lives filled with passion, purpose, social connection, service and growth.

  • Give Us Time provides respite breaks to serving, veteran and bereaved UK armed forces families to spend vital time together.

  • Glasgow's Helping Heroes provides support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in Glasgow and the surrounding area.

  • Groundwork Greater Manchester's veterans programme, Operation Re-Org, supports the armed forces community across the North West of England with a variety of support, mainly in employment and financial management.

  • Help for Heroes is a charity that supports those who have served in the UK armed forces, no matter when or where they served.

  • Housing Options Scotland is a charity that provides bespoke housing advice to members of the armed forces community and their families in Scotland.

  • Hull 4 Heroes is an armed forces support charity based in Hull that helps veterans and their families successfully transition to civilian life.

  • Improving Lives Plymouth runs a local veterans and family hub providing information, advice, peer support and practical help.

  • Liverpool Veterans HQ provides local support to veterans and their families in Liverpool and the wider Merseyside area.

  • MAPS of West Tyrone provides local support and information for veterans and members of the armed forces community in Omagh and across West Tyrone.

  • Mourne Veterans Hub provides local support, information and advice for veterans and their families in the Mourne area.

  • The Naval Children's Charity provides financial support and guidance for the wellbeing and development of children from serving and veteran Royal Navy families.

  • The NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board has dedicated armed forces link workers who provide support for anyone from the armed forces community currently living in Somerset.

  • Officers’ Association Scotland is a charity that provides lifelong employment and welfare support to officers and their families across Scotland.

  • Based in Colchester, Phoenix Heroes is a community interest company that support veterans by providing them with access to outdoor activities.

  • Prudhoe Veterans Hub provides a local place for veterans and their families to meet, access support and connect with the wider armed forces community.

  • PTSD Resolution offer mental health support for UK armed forces veterans, reservists and their families.

  • The RAF Benevolent Fund provides lifelong support to serving and ex-serving RAF personnel and their families.

  • Regenerate provides local support, information and advice for veterans and members of the armed forces community in Portadown and the surrounding area.

  • RMA - The Royal Marines Charity provides support for serving and former Royal Marines personnel and their families.

  • Rock2Recovery provides non-clinical coaching to UK armed forces personnel, veterans and their families affected by stress.

  • The Royal Air Forces Association is a charity and membership organisation that provides a range of services to the RAF community, from physical and mental health support to help with finances and social isolation.

  • The Royal British Legion is the UK's largest armed forces charity and provides a range of support to veterans and their families.

  • Royal British Veterans Enterprise is a national charity that empowers veterans and people with disabilities by creating meaningful jobs, providing quality homes and building inclusive communities where everyone can thrive

  • The Royal Navy Officers' Charity supports serving and retired Royal Navy Officers, along with their dependants.

  • SaluteMyJob is a social enterprise that helps people from across the armed forces community into employment with 'forces friendly' organisations.