The Veterans’ Foundation has awarded a grant of £120,000 in its new major grants programme to Walking With The Wounded, to help fund its Care Coordination programme.
The Veterans’ Foundation’s major grants programme launched in 2024 to provide grants of between £100,000 and £200,000 to charities undertaking projects that assist with mental health and wellbeing issues among the armed forces community.
The grant will fund the programme for one year in areas of high need across the UK.
This latest grant brings the total awarded by the Veterans’ Foundation to WWTW to £588,000 since 2022.
Walking With The Wounded aims to empower veterans by reigniting their sense of purpose, so they can make a positive contribution to their communities and lead independent lives after leaving the service.
The charity supports veterans who might have mental, physical or social wounds through personalised employment support, mental health and wellbeing support as well as care coordination.
“We provide veterans and their families with bespoke care coordination services to support them as they rebuild their lives,” said Kate Tabain, WWTW Director of Fundraising and Marcomms.
“Some ex-service personnel face complex challenges, and our goal is to help them through our core support programmes.
“This generous grant from the Veterans’ Foundation will make a huge difference to the lives of these veterans and their families. Their needs can often be very different, which is why our bespoke and targeted services are so important.”
Veterans’ Foundation’s Grants Manager, Sarah Kelling, said: “Needs can be very different, but whether helping with debt management, physical rehabilitation, loneliness and isolation, or accommodation and homelessness, among so many other issues, this service can make a huge difference to wellbeing.
“That is why we felt it was important to provide grants awarding larger sums dedicated to projects demonstrating potential to make the largest impact.”
