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Erskine Veterans Charity, commonly known as just Erskine, is a veterans care and support non-profit organisation headquartered in Erskine, Renfrewshire, but operating across the Central Belt of Scotland and in Moray. It provides a range of services to British Armed Forces, veterans of all ages and their families, who live in Scotland. It is ...
Home-Start was initiated in Leicester, UK during 1973 by Margaret Harrison, [1] [2] before becoming a national organisation in the UK in 1981 with nine branches. [3] In the 1980's it became Britain’s fastest growing social franchise, [1] continuing to grow under the Sure Start scheme of the Blair Government, [2] [4] [5] and, as of 2021, reports that 27,000 families are supported yearly.
In 2022, the charity introduced immediate needs grants to help individuals with food and energy bills in response to the cost-of-living crisis. [32] The oldest person to receive support from the charity was Second World War veteran Robbie Clarke, who was 96 when he received an emergency grant in 2015, to ensure he could remain living at home. [33]
The charity was set up to support veterans who may also have felt desperate and isolated, giving them the same sense of community they had in the forces, and had already saved lives, he said.
One of the biggest perks of life after service in the military is that businesses large and small offer specials discounts to veterans. That, of course, is nice — but some companies go above and...
Mrs Thomas said she was inspired to help people by her father, Stephen Kerry-Jones, an army veteran who died from problems related to alcoholism at the age of 57. "There is a real need.
Student Veterans of America; Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Ukrainian American Veterans; United Confederate Veterans (dissolved 1951) United Spanish War Veterans (dissolved 1992) United States Submarine Veterans; United States Submarine Veterans of World War II (dissolved 2012) Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy
Veterans Aid is a UK charity providing support to ex-servicemen and women (Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army, RAF or Merchant Navy), and their widows and widowers. [1]The organization operates from two locations: a Drop-in Centre/Head Office in central London (Victoria) and a residential home called New Belvedere House in east London (Stepney).