Transforming approaches to supporting unmet needs for young service leavers
In March 2023 Supporting Wounded Veterans and HighGround were awarded a three-year grant by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust from the Transformational funding programme.
The Transforming Negative Transitions project will develop new forms of support for veterans under 30 who are due to leave, or have left, the Armed Forces within the last five years and are experiencing additional challenges which could lead to long term negative outcomes.
The organisations will develop a mentoring, outdoor-focused approach which will lead these young veterans into land-based employment complementing other forms of support on offer, particularly in the transition and post-transition space.
The first part of the delivery of this complex project will include detailed consultation and engagement work. Organisations included in the consultation phase are: COBSEO; the tri-service organisations involved in transition; the Ministry of Defence; Service charities and the wider third sector; Government; and, most importantly, service leavers and veterans themselves.
This challenging project is funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund and is being delivered by Supporting Wounded Veterans and HighGround who aim to make a lasting difference to the lives of those who have served their Country.
“Supporting Wounded Veterans and HighGround are delighted to be working together as a grantee of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s Transformational Change Programme, identifying a pathway for predominantly young service leavers. We are looking forward to working with many organisations, particularly the COBSEO membership, to establish a positive and transformational pathway. Please get in touch for further information.”
Contact: martinb@supportingwoundedveterans.com or anna@highground-uk.org
