Salute Her Women Veterans Lead Paula Edwards and Forward Assist Volunteer of the Year Bob Wilson were delighted to be invited to Windsor Castle on Tuesday 2nd April to meet Her Majesty The Queen…
Read MoreDelighted to report that both Her Grace, the Duchess of Northumberland and Sir Alan Campbell MP have agreed to become Patrons for multi-award winning Forward Assist…
Read MoreOur Very Own Jean Tams was awarded both the Personal Achievement Award and Outstanding Apprentice of the Year Award 2019 at St. James’ Park on Thursday 7th March.
Read MoreForward Assist were delighted to commission Leap Confronting Conflict organisation to design a bespoke project for Women Veterans. The two day group work course was delivered at the Forward Assist HQ in early2019.
Eight women participants attended and completed the workshop. All eight participants who completed the course filled in the evaluation form which contained the following learning outcomes: ▪ Gained an understanding of personal relationship with conflict. ▪ Explore the difference between a reaction and response. ▪ Identified the layers underneath anger. ▪ A greater understanding of patterns of behaviour around conflict. ▪ Practiced a tool for communicating effectively in conflict. ▪ Developed self-care strategies.
We hope to design and develop more ‘gender specific’ interventions for women veterans in the coming months utilising the skills and expertise of a host of others through effective working collaboratives.
Tony Wright, CEO of Forward Assist, was delighted to receive The Armed Forces Chronicle Champion Award 2018…
Read MoreForward Assist Trustee Lynn Puga, Women Veterans Lead Paula Edwards and Veteran Lisa Gordon travelled to London to be presented with the Ministry of Defence…
Read MoreOur Chief Executive, Tony Wright was runner up at the prestigious Groundwork Community Leader Awards Ceremony…
Read More“I am pleased to provide a message in support of Forward Assist Veterans Parliamentary Debating Project…
Read MoreRt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader Of The Opposition said “Forward Assist does invaluable work equipping veterans socially…
Read MoreTony Wright, Chief Executive of Forward Assist is delighted to have been nominated for the Groundwork UK Community Leader Of The Year Award 2018.
Read MoreDelighted to report that Forward Assist's Women Veterans Project 'Salute Her' has been short listed for the prestigious women in defence awards 2018.
Read MoreThat 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…
Read MoreForward Assist are delighted that the work of the team was recognised via an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons:
Motion text
“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
We are celebrating today following the news that we’ve received the Gold Award under the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme.
Read MoreFantastic 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
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 MoreOver 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.
Read More2018 started with 'Salute Her' ,Women Veterans Project, taking on the Kielder Quest Challenge. It involved mentally and physically challenging activities, both indoor and outdoor.
Read MoreTeam 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 MoreOur 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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