26th September 2017 Sixty-three-year-old RAF veteran William was living in France with no job or means of support when he was offered a chance to return to Britain. He took it, and despite arriving at Victoria Coach Station with nothing, is now living independently and thriving. During a visit to Veterans Aid, the charity that […]
5th September 2017 In an interview with PoliticsHome, Veterans Aid CEO Dr Hugh Milroy conceptualises what veteran support should look like in the 21st Century. “Radical rethink required for veterans’ support in 21st century Britain” A casual observer of modern Britain could be forgiven for thinking that life for our veteran community was dire. Images abound […]
25th August 2017 CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy has been appointed Visiting Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine at King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). He said, “I am proud and delighted to have what has been a long ‘informal’ relationship with King’s formalised in this way. Students […]
Yesterday I was privileged to be able to visit New Belvedere House hostel to see at first hand the refurbishment work in progress. Refurbishment is something of an understatement however, as what I saw was redevelopment in full flow. The roof was off and we were able to look down into the heart of the building […]
Veterans Aid has a 100 reasons to be grateful to the Ministry of Defence Police who have passed on the proceeds of small fundraising event to the charity. Inspector Peter McDonald, who handed over £100 to CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy, said, “The MOD police have a close affinity with the military and during […]
Metropolitan Police Sergeant Kim Newcombe exchanged the streets of London for the Great Wall of China to support Veterans Aid. Her 50km/31 mile trek has raised £2.7k to date but her Just Giving page is still open for donations. Kim said, “I was introduced to Veterans Aid through a colleague, Sergeant Dave Johns, who was […]
Take away the prefix ‘youth’ from ‘hostel’ and the image conjured up is not usually an attractive one. Those who have spent time in temporary accommodation for the homeless describe noisy impersonal places where people down on their luck seek refuge only from the even bleaker prospect of living on the street. A former client […]
Specialist contractors Blackmoor Knight Ltd, from Essex, have been commissioned by Veterans Aid to complete the final phase of the charity’s New Belvedere House redevelopment project. This involves construction of a new third floor, addition of 10 extra bedrooms and full refurbishment of the main New Belvedere House building. CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy […]
23rd May 2017 Veterans Aid team joins FEANTSA in call for EU to be fair and stand up for homeless people (#BeFairEU) in Gdansk, Poland 18th-19th May 2017. Over 350 people from the homeless sector and beyond gathered in the historic European Solidarity Centre in Gdansk, Poland for the FEANTSA Annual Policy Conference, co-organised with […]
Veterans Aid has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. The 85-year-old charity for veterans in crisis is in the running for the Asian Voice Social Impact Award, which recognises organisations for the social impact they have created and their contribution to society. CEO Dr Hugh Milroy said, “We were delighted to learn of our selection. […]
