SSAFA- The Armed Forces Charity

SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity, Lancashire, helps the armed forces community in a number of ways.

Our focus is to provide direct support to individuals. Locally within Lancashire area we have a trained volunteer network, delivering personalised face-to-face support to those in need.We work with each individual to find out exactly what they need. Once we’ve assessed what is required, we’ll help the individual or family access the required welfare and wellbeing assistance. Working with more than 120 different military organisations, regimental associations and many other foundations enabling us to help so many in need.

• Within Lancashire we provide three specific face to face services :
  welfare and wellbeing support: in the last year SSAFA caseworkers in Lancashire helped over 68  individual cases providing financial support in such areas as household goods, mobility, funeral costs and debt. We aim to provide support to both regulars, reserves, and families of anyone who has completed at least one day’s service in the any of the armed services or merchant fleet.
• mentoring: Providing personalised mentoring support for service leavers and their families, up to two years after they join ‘civvy street’.
• veterans in the Criminal Justice System (VCJS) – Supporting veterans in prison, custody or on remand, as well as their families, when they need our help most.