New funding will help families settle faster after a posting – with welcome support, connections, and tools for children.
Moving house is hard. Doing it because of service life requirements – again and again – can be harder still.
That’s why the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has funded 11 new projects through the Serving Families: On the Move programme, helping families feel welcomed, informed and connected in the early weeks after a move.
Over £460,000 will help families settle with confidence – building on more than £1.5 million already funded through the programme.
Three ways this funding help
- Offer a warm welcome early on through practical guidance, local information and tailored support.
- Reduce loneliness and isolation through home visits, workshops, group activities and trained volunteers (many with military backgrounds).
- Help children and young people keep continuity with digital tools that help families discover activities and prepare for moves.
Anna Wright, Chief Executive of the Trust, said:
“It’s important that military families feel valued, connected and supported wherever service life takes them. I remember my own experiences as a military family of relocating to a new area and anything that makes you feel welcome and settled more quickly is so important.”
Find out more.
Full list of all projects funded under the Serving Families: On the Move programme are available on the Trust’s website here.
