That this House warmly salutes the North Tyneside-based Forward Assist veterans' charity on winning the Gold Award under the Ministry of Defence's Employer Recognition Scheme, which is the highest badge of honour for those that employ and support veterans and their…
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MOD Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award For Forward Assist 2018
/Forward Assist are delighted that the work of the team was recognised via an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons:
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“That this House warmly salutes the North Tyneside-based Forward Assist veterans' charity on winning the Gold Award under the Ministry of Defence's Employer Recognition Scheme, which is the highest badge of honour for those that employ and support veterans and their families; believes that this honour is a fitting tribute to its staff and volunteers who do sterling work in winning support from the wider community in the North East for their efforts to support veterans who have made such a major contribution to their country's security; and wishes Forward Assist the very best in its future endeavours to engage veterans in community projects that utilise their valuable transferrable skills, and create life-changing employment, volunteering, education and training opportunities that reduce social isolation and promote their physical and mental wellbeing.”
Read More Here: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/52065/gold-award-for-forward-assist
Forward Assist Recognised with Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award 2018
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We are celebrating today following the news that we’ve received the Gold Award under the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme.
Read MoreForward Assist Featured In The Sunday Times→
/Fantastic to see our research into the needs of women veterans is featured in The Sunday Times.
Any women veterans wishing to be part of our research/collaborative please contact Paula Edwards by email: paula@forward-assist.com or call: 07876787238
Armed Forces Community Covenant Funding
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Thanks to funding from the Armed Forces Community Covenant Fund, Team Forward Assist has been able to establish an award winning 'One Stop Community Hub' for veterans in North Tyneside and beyond.
Read MoreThis caring charity is transforming the lives of women who have left the armed forces→
/Over the last two years Forward Assist has actively campaigned for ‘gender specific’ mental health interventions for women veterans. Forward Assist’s Founder & CEO Tony Wright is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), chaired by Kelly Tolhurst MP.
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/2018 started with 'Salute Her' ,Women Veterans Project, taking on the Kielder Quest Challenge. It involved mentally and physically challenging activities, both indoor and outdoor.
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/Team Forward Assist, Veteran Debaters and Students from Northumbria University were delighted to be invited to Speakers House on 19th December 2017 by the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, to launch the Forward Assist Veterans Debate Training Project.
Read MoreCEO Tony Wright Wins BSI Resettlement Award 2017
/Our CEO Tony Wright was delighted to receive the BSI Resettlement Award for Excellence in support of service leavers on the evening of October 31st 2017 at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester. "Its a great honour to receive this award on behalf of Team Forward Assist our volunteers and supporters".
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/We would like to say a huge thank you to Forward Assist and Tees Valley Arts who gave veterans from Roseberry Court in Redcar the opportunity to take part in a Reminiscence Photo and Writing Project…
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/Female veterans have declared war on the way women are portrayed in children's books about the military…
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/April began with the introduction of our minibus ‘Tommy’, to Forward Assist patron, Dave Anderson MP (Blaydon constituency).
“They Have Served Their Country …….Now Let Them Serve The Community”
About Turn On The Road To Reoffending
/In 2015 we started to capture the lived experience of those accessing our services. If you want to know how to design services talk to those that use them. https://youtu.be/nNEwoM4nRGw
North East veterans' project to teach ex-soldiers new skills
/Charity Forward Assist teamed up with Northumbria University Debating Society…
Read MoreMission Accomplished
/Ex-forces personnel and members of Northumbria University's debating society take up cause of veterans struggling to get back into civilian life. It was a case of ‘mission accomplished’ for a group of North East military veterans who went to Westminster to win backing for measures to reintegrate former armed forces members into civilian life…
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/Forward Assist and Starbucks have teamed up…
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/Colin and Simon from Forward Assist discuss Veterans and Mental Health
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/A recent article published in 'Equipped' Magazine.
Read MoreTony Wright's interview - why I set up Armed Forces Charity Forward Assist
/During this interview Tony Wright CEO explains to features Editor Mike Kelly (of The Newcastle Journal) why we need…
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