Herefordshire Veterans Support Centre

‘To promote, the health, wellbeing and resettlement into the community of any and all ex HM Armed Forces personnel, ex HM Armed Forces Reservists or former members of the Merchant Navy who have served alongside their HM Armed Forces comrades during a conflict (also referred to as veterans) along with their families and dependents who reside in Herefordshire or the surrounding area and who are (or might in the future be) in charitable need including those who are suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or are in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness, who are experiencing difficulties adjusting to post service civilian life, are experiencing hardship, unemployment or homelessness in such ways as the trustees of the charity think fit by:(1) Providing a single point of contact to assist in the provision of physical, psychological, practical support, advice and encouragement to relieve a veteran’s distress, illness or hardship.(2) Providing or assisting in the provision of activities and facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time activities with the object of improving veterans’ wellbeing, self-esteem, self-confidence and aid their transition back into local society.(3) Providing or arranging provision of education, vocational skills training or other assistance and to create and facilitate job opportunities along with assisting HM Armed Forces veterans to prepare for and find employment.(4) Operate drop in and activity centre(s) staffed by volunteers for HM Armed Forces veterans and their families and dependants to provide advice, empathy, support and sign-posting services to help Armed Forces veterans who are experiencing problems (or might in the future) due to one of the above challenges and to assist them in accessing local service providers and wider support organisations that may be able to provide help or support.(5) Do all such lawful things that may further the Charity’s objects.’