In 2024, The Julia Rausing Trust made an award of £600,000 to SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity as part of a three-year partnership to continue the transformation of SSAFA’s frontline welfare delivery service through the Network Delivery Project (NDP).
Read moreWhen SSAFA Germany branch volunteers were unable to make it back to the UK for this year’s 13 Bridges Challenge, they refused to let distance get in the way of supporting the Armed Forces community.
Read moreIn 1990, SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity embarked on a mission that would shape the welfare landscape of the Royal Air Force for decades to come.
Read moreThe Sussex branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity will hold its annual Winter Concert on Tuesday November 18 at the Chequer Mead Theatre in East Grinstead.
Read moreFor 25 years, Okain McLennan of Fortrose has volunteered for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreOn Thursday 4 September, retired soldier, Andy Middlemiss, will be joined by Jackie Sutherland, Children of Far East Prisoners of War (COFEPOW) Coordinator in Scotland, at the Loch Leven Community Library for a discussion commemorating the final events of World War Two.
Read moreBattle Proms took place at historic stately homes across the country this summer, with thousands turning out to enjoy an evening of live music, aerial displays and pageantry all in support of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreTeams from across Gibraltar’s Armed Forces community took part in a 24-hour Swimathon in support of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
Read moreThe Caithness and Sutherland branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, is joining forces with Dornoch Firth Church of Scotland to host its first fundraising concert in Dornoch Cathedral on Saturday 13 September.
Read moreFormer Coldstream Guardsman Greg Dunnings is taking on a unique and gruelling challenge on Saturday 30th August 2025— attempting to break a Guinness World Record by pulling a van for the greatest distance in 24 hours, in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, The Coldstream Guards Charity and The Fire Fighters Charity.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here