0131 550 1561 office@veteransscotland.org.uk

Veterans Charities

There are so many organisations covering so many subjects that it is hard to summarise the range of support that Veterans charities can provide.  So if you are in need of any help or support, search this section and those in Veterans Organisations thoroughly, because there is a very good chance that you will find what you are looking for.

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Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund

Monique Bateman – Director
Tel: 0239 263 9534 Email: rnchildren@btconnect.com

Castaway House , 311 Twyford Avenue, Portsmouth PO2 8RN

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Children’s Fund is the only charity dedicated to supporting children whose parents work, or have worked, for the Naval Service. The needs of the children are paramount and help is provided when not available from family or statutory sources.

http://www.rnrmchildrensfund.org.UK-wide/

Royal Observer Corps Benevolent Fund (ROCBF)

– Secretary
Email: via website

Royal Observer Corps Benevolent Fund , 120 Perry Hall Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 0EF

The Royal Observer Corps Benevolent Fund exists to provide assistance and relief to those former members of the Royal Observer Corps and their dependents who are in need, hardship or distress.

http://www.rocbf.org.uk/

SACRO

– Veterans Mentoring Service
Tel: 0131 624 7270 Email: veterans@sacro.org.uk

SACRO National Office ,

Thorn House

5 Rose Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2PR

Sacro’s Veterans Mentoring Service is a service for military veterans who are currently in or are on the periphery of the criminal justice system. The service will work closely with the veteran to put an intensive support plan in place where strategies can be developed to cope with their specific needs. The aim of the service is to enable the service user to enjoy sustainable, independent living. The service currently operates from offices in Dundee, Edinburgh, Elgin and Glasgow

www.sacro.org.uk

www.sacro.org.uk

Scottish Veterans’ Residences

Tel: 0131 558 8808 Email: info@svronline.org

53 Canongate , Edinburgh EH8 8BS

SVR is Scotland’s oldest ex-service charity, founded in 1910 to support independent living for ex-service men and women of all ages and their spouses who find themselves in times of need. SVR provides unique and unrivalled accommodation as well as supporting independent living. We enable our residents to live in a safe, secure and supportive community environment.

http://www.svronline.org/

Sight Scotland Veterans

Sight Scotland Veterans provides a free service supporting individuals who at some point in their lives have served in the armed forces and currently live with a visual impairment. Members’ sight loss does not have to have occurred during, or as a result of, time spent in the armed forces. Many of their members have lost their sight due to aging or medical conditions.

Websites:  sightscotlandveterans.org.uk
Phone:  0800 035 6409

SSAFA Confidential Support Lines AWOL

Tel: 01380 738137

SSAFA Office (Aberdeen Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Tel: 01224 708 612 Email: Aberdeen@ssafa.org.uk

Gordon Barracks , Ellon Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB23 8DB

If you have served a single day in any of Britain’s Armed Forces, we are here to serve you and your dependants.  We provide experienced and friendly advice, as well as a variety of practical services which cover a range of social, family and financial issues.  All our dealings are confidential and anybody who approaches us for help is treated with dignity and respect.

www.ssafa.org.uk

SSAFA Office (Argyll and Bute)

Tel: 01583 431788 Email: ssafaFH.argyll@btinternet.com

If you have served a single day in any of Britain’s Armed Forces, we are here to serve you and your dependants.  We provide experienced and friendly advice, as well as a variety of practical services which cover a range of social, family and financial issues.  All our dealings are confidential and anybody who approaches us for help is treated with dignity and respect.

www.ssafa.org.uk

SSAFA Office (Ayrshire)

Tel: 01292 478103 Fax: 01292 475391 Email: ayrshire@ssafa.org.uk

10 Ardayre Road , Prestwick KA9 1QL

If you have served a single day in any of Britain’s Armed Forces, we are here to serve you and your dependants.  We provide experienced and friendly advice, as well as a variety of practical services which cover a range of social, family and financial issues.  All our dealings are confidential and anybody who approaches us for help is treated with dignity and respect.

www.ssafa.org.uk

SSAFA Office (Borders)

Tel: 01835 850379 Email: welfare@ssafa.org.uk

If you have served a single day in any of Britain’s Armed Forces, we are here to serve you and your dependants.  We provide experienced and friendly advice, as well as a variety of practical services which cover a range of social, family and financial issues.  All our dealings are confidential and anybody who approaches us for help is treated with dignity and respect.

www.ssafa.org.uk