ORGANISATONAL HELP
Listed below are organisations helping not just the Nuclear Community, but the whole veteran community. If you have experienced support from an organisation not listed, please add an entry using the form below.
Veterans Can
Veterans Can… is a Veteran owned, Veteran driven organisation that’s powering positive change where it’s needed and where our members want.
A not-for-profit CIC, our moral compass points where it should and we’re proud to do what we do.
Join us and help show the good we can achieve together. For far too long, there has been a perception that all Veterans are damaged in some way. At best this can be counter intuitive, and at worst, harmful and we are keen to change this.
Veterans Can…CIC is a registered social enterprise created to bring together like-minded people with a variety of backgrounds, but a common thread – a determination to talk and act positively, support each other, do good and to serve on.
Join us and help celebrate what it really means to be a Veteran.
Help for Heroes
0300 303 9888
Too many veterans are left to fight for the support they need; mentally, physically, financially. This isn’t just their fight – it’s ours, too.
We stand with them every day, providing life changing support that rebuilds lives.
Help veterans find the peace they deserve. We understand the difficulties people face when starting a new life after leaving the military.
Finding work, somewhere to live, a purpose, and a place in society, can feel overwhelming.
Help for Heroes is the leading Armed Forces and veterans’ charity in the UK.
RAF Benevolent Fund
0300 102 1919
If you find yourself struggling or think it would be helpful to have someone to talk to, we have a 24 hour wellbeing support line where you can speak to a trained counsellor. You can call, for free, at any time on 08081 751365.
Macmillan Cancer Support
0808 808 000
We're doing whatever it takes to help more people with cancer get the best care the UK has to offer, whoever and wherever they are. The Macmillan Support Line can help with clinical, practical and financial related information. We’re here to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can. Whether you need help paying bills, advice on benefits or treatment, or just want to chat. Find out about the different ways we can help.
Samaritans
116 123
Help for anyone struggling to cope or are suicidal. Completely free, 24 hours a day. Call if you are experiencing issues or your are concerned about someone else.
Armed Forces Covenant
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, including the bereaved, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy, and society they serve with their lives.
Its two principles are that, recognising the unique obligations of, and sacrifices made by, the Armed Forces:
Those who serve in the Armed Forces, whether Regular or Reserve, those who have served in the past, and their families, should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services.
Special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have given most such as the injured and the bereaved.
The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
02394 216294
RNBT provides financial assistance and support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel and their families in times of need. RNBT is a Royal Navy & Royal Marine charity that gives help, in cases of need, to serving and former Royal Naval ratings and Royal Marines other ranks; they are known as Primary Beneficiaries. We also help their partners, children and some others connected with them.
The Army Benevolent Fund
0207 901 8900
We stand at the forefront of support for the Army family. We award grants to individuals and families, and fund leading charities and organisations to ensure help is there when you need it.
In financial year 24/25, we helped 80,000 people in 52 countries worldwide, and funded 93 other charities and organisations that deliver frontline services.
The Royal Air Forces Association
0800 018 2361
For over 90 years, the RAF Association has championed a simple belief – that no member of the RAF community should ever be left without the help that they need.
Not since WWII has the RAF been so constantly deployed on global operations – and across the generations, the need for support is becoming ever more complex. Demand for our services is therefore increasing significantly.
For the sake of everyone who needs our help, we must continue to evolve and innovate to meet these new challenges and remain at the leading edge of service provision. We must champion the best interests of the RAF community more strongly than ever before.
Only then can we be sure that every member of our RAF community is receiving the support they need and deserve.
SSAFA
0800 260 6780
If you are a member of the Armed Forces community and you need help, support or advice from SSAFA then please phone Forcesline. Forcesline are open 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Thursday, and 09:00 - 16:00 on Friday.
Alternatively, you can contact your local branch directly using our branch finder.
Nuclear Community Charity Fund (NCCF) CIO
0788 418 7800
The Nuclear Community Charity Fund is an independent charitable organisation dedicated to supporting British nuclear veterans, test participants, and their families. Established in 2017 when it separated from the BNTVA, the NCCF focuses on three core areas: supporting research into the health effects of radiation exposure, providing direct welfare support to community members, and preserving the heritage and promoting the wellbeing of the nuclear survivor community.
The organisation operates the Care, Wellbeing and Inclusion Fund (CWI Fund), which delivers essential goods and services to those in need, including the Community Care Check outreach programme.
The NCCF maintains a strong partnership with Brunel University London, supporting the Centre for Health Effects of Radiological and Chemical Agents, which serves as a national knowledge hub for research and education. Additionally, the NCCF manages community engagement activities through BNTVA Connect, including the National Atomic Veterans Awareness Day at the National Memorial Arboretum, the Annual Nuclear Community Convention, and various heritage preservation initiatives.
The NCCF also funds communications across the nuclear survivor community through its Exposure magazine. Magazine: www.exposure.press
Mail: The NCCF, PO Box 8244, Castle Donington, DE74 2BY
Cobseo
Cobseo, as the Confederation of Service Charities, provides a single point of contact for interaction with Government, including local government and the Devolved Administrations; with the Royal Household; with the Private Sector; and, of course, with other members of the Armed Forces Community. This allows Cobseo Members to interact with all interested parties and especially to cooperate and collaborate with others in order to provide the best possible level of support to beneficiaries.
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Defence Discount Service
We provide discounts both online and on the high street for members of the Armed Forces, Veterans and Armed Forces Community.
We are home of the Defence Privilege Card, the vetted discount card that can be used in stores, restaurants and venues to obtain armed forces discounts. This discount card allows Veterans and the Armed Forces Community to have a card that can allow them to receive military discounts.
LABRATS Academy
0203 286 3988
Welcome to the LABRATS Academy an Educational resource for everyone to use. Here you will find information relating to Nuclear testing programs across the world. This site has interactive videos, quizzes, veteran testimonies, and actual footage of the tests. Please use this site for educational purposes and share it across the world. Let Dom, Runit, Kitty, and Jessie teach you about the testing program.