Ex Service Personnel

Fighting With Pride (FWP) is a registered charity founded in January 2020. We are a lived-experience LGBT+ military charity, leading a campaign to support the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ Veterans, serving personnel and their families. We are here to raise awareness and recognition of the need to support those most impacted by the ban on LGBT+ military service, before it was finally lifted in January 2000. We aim to acknowledge and celebrate these remarkable veterans. FWP is working with UK Government and the
devolved parliaments to provide better support to LGBT+ Veterans in the future.

Our Mission: To be a beacon for LGBT+ Veterans, supporting them to live their best lives.

Our Vision: That the United Kingdom will become the best place in the world in which to be an LGBT+ Veteran.

FirstLight Trust supports veterans of the armed forces, emergency services and their families

We are currently working with Goals in Portsmouth to provide a monthly Coffee and Chat session.

It is a space for veterans to attend have a brew and banter while socialising, along with the chance to start up a veteran’s football group.

Support will be available for any veterans needing help with isolation, loneliness, new hobbies/skills, or confidence building.

A Support Coordinator will also be available to assist veterans with housing, benefit claims and debt.

The Forces Employment Charity provides life-long, life-changing support, jobs and training opportunities to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their spouses, partners and children, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.

If you’re looking for support with your CV, returning to work after a break or need advice on transferring skills and qualifications from the military, we can help!

We support spouses and partners, including divorced, separated and bereaved on their journey into employment. We understand Service life and transition can impact the whole family, so we also offer mentoring and career guidance to military children and young people aged 16-24.

Access a programme of employment pathway events through Op PROSPER - details of which can be found through the events section on the FEC website.

The Inspiration Federation is an educational Not-for-Profit organisation that works with communities to inspire, raise aspirations and promote positive citizenship. It also helps raise money to support those injured in the Emergency Services and Armed Forces.

The Forces Families Project

The Forces Families project (formerly Joining Forces for Families), an Armed Forces Covenant funded project that has been running since October 2018. It is delivered in partnership by Citizens Advice Hart, Rushmoor Citizens Advice and Portsmouth Citizens Advice. It aims to help serving personnel and their families when they encounter life's stressful events. It is free, confidential and independent and impartial. The Forces Families Project is tri-service and operated in North East Hampshire and Portsmouth and other south coast areas such as Gosport Fareham and Havant. We often attend military events such as health fairs, family fun days and of course Armed Forces day.

Providing signposting and guidance, including immigration advice to current serving RN and RM and their families.

Our phone line and emails continue to operate as usual, face to face and virtual meetings are taking place.

Championing Royal Navy & Royal Marines families.

Providing signposting and guidance to current serving RN and RM and their families.

Loneliness affects tens of thousands of people across the RAF community. Whether it’s a veteran struggling to adapt to life after service, or a family member facing difficulties alone, loneliness can be devastating to people’s mental and physical wellbeing.

The RAF Association’s Connections for Life service aims to fight loneliness with friendship and create a resilient, empowered and connected RAF Community.

We run a dedicated support service for Serving and ex-Service Personnel who are living with or caring for someone with a serious or life-limiting illness, or are recently bereaved.

Did you serve at least 1 day in the Armed Forces or Merchant Navy?
Are you experiencing loneliness or social isolation?
Are you struggling with the impact of your illness physically and/or emotionally?
Have concerns about the future and whether your loved ones will be looked after?
Our wide range of services, including a dedicated Veteran Companions buddy service, can help you find answers.

Weekly social groups take place on Mondays - Living Well Centre - ring to book - limited spaces
** NEW** Thursdays Gosport Community Hub 10:30 to 12:30 every week - drop in for any veterans and Serving Personnel, who are living with a serious or life-limiting illness where you can seek advice, support or just a friendly chat with others in the same situation.

The RAF Families Federation provides an independent voice for all personnel (single, married or in a partnership) and all of your families.

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity is at the heart of supporting our Naval Community past, present and future. Since 2007, the RNRMC has funded projects and facilities that boost morale for those who serve today. The RNRMC distributes funding to organisations and charities which care for serving personnel, children, families and veterans of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary