Junkyard Joe, the comic book robot soldier whose adventures helped raise money for Veterans Aid (in the UK) and the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans (in the USA) is making his debut as a fully articulated action man. Pre-orders for this highly collectible toy can be made from August 28 as a Mezco Direct Exclusive (MDX) and […]
A former WAAF* with a head for heights plans to jump out of an aircraft as near as possible to her 90th birthday[1] to raise funds for Veterans Aid and two other charities. Judy Williams from Lakenheath, near Brandon, is also supporting World Vision and Ipswich-based charity Talitha Koum. To this end she is doing […]
Veterans Aid has been awarded a £460,000 grant from The National Lottery Community Fund in support of its work with veterans in crisis. The award, delivered over a period of three years, will fund a Rapid Counselling Response for Veterans service, a project to provide immediate and accessible one-to-one counselling sessions to veterans who are […]
Two fact finding visits to Veterans Aid in as many months have extended the charity’s international profile and established working links with Ukraine and its veterans. MP Iryna Nykorak, Chair of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Sub-committee on Veteran Rehabilitation, was welcomed in April, followed by a group of OP INTERBOW personnel – in the UK on […]
Veterans Aid is once again to benefit from the generosity of transatlantic comic book superstars Geoff Johns and Gary Franks. Following the launch of their new creator-owned co-operative media company – Ghost Machine – the duo who created Junkyard Joe announced that they wanted proceeds of a special Junkyard Joe Veteran’s Day T-shirt to go […]
100% of proceeds will be donated to Veterans Aid and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans previously spotlighted in Geoff Johns & Gary Frank’s Junkyard Joe #1: Special Black & White Veterans Edition LOS ANGELES (November 10, 2023) – In honour of Veteran’s Day this November 11, Ghost Machine is releasing a special JUNKYARD […]
A continuation of discussions concerning veteran wellbeing took place today (Wednesday, 27th September) when the EUROMIL President, Emmanuel Jacob, visited the HQ of Veterans Aid in London. Dr Hugh Milroy, CEO of Veterans Aid and President Jacob had initial talks when they met at the World Veterans Federation Congress in Belgrade earlier this year. President […]
Veterans Aid’s Welfare to Wellbeing© model is gaining traction internationally. A recently published Australian research paper1 is the latest to endorse Veterans Aid’s Welfare to Wellbeing© methodology. Published under the auspices of Flinders University (Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families College of Education, Psychology and Social Work) for the Royal Commission into Defence and […]
The ending of a unique partnership between two veterans’ charities was happily resolved when de facto Head of Outreach, John Boyle, was confirmed in post as a permanent member of staff. CEO of VA Dr Hugh Milroy said, “For 17 years John’s post at VA had been funded by SSAFA Central London as part of […]
Veterans Aid welcomed a visitor from France when Rotarian Eileen Hawkins Ferrand called at the charity’s HQ /Operations Centre to discuss care for veterans in adversity. Eileen, who is a member of the Rotary Club of La Motte International, near Saint Tropez, was on a fact-finding visit about the charity’s Welfare to Wellbeing© model. The connection came […]
