L4 4AR, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Supporting homeless veterans, service leavers and their families in Liverpool, Merseyside.
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Supporting Liverpools Armed Forces Veterans, Service Leavers & Their Families
Delivering support to Armed Forces Veterans, Service Leavers & their families. Providing ann immediate response to veteran homelessness in the Liverpool Region.
The Drop in centre provides a safe haven and a Direct access point to veteran support supported housing services, veterans mental health, employment, alcohol & addiction support.
The Block Armed Forces Foundation support includes:
- Learning skills in budgeting, paying bills and managing debt.
- Guidance to social housing and private rental.
- Support accessing employment, training, education, and voluntary work.
- Help to pursue personal interests
- signposting to specialist services (including substance misuse, mental health or domestic violence services).
Our personalised service focu
Crisis and Homelessness Prevention
Big thanks to our fundraisers, without you we would not be able to do what we do!
Our office is open every:
Monday
Wednesday
Friday from 13:30 until 17:00
The Scope of the Blocks work is crisis prevention including housing, addiction and mental health support.
The Block Armed Forces Foundation Accommodation Support
To get any support from the Block Armed Forces Foundation you must be a veteran / ex forces
If you're experiencing a housing crisis you should also contact Liverpool housing options Adult Care line 08007316844
OP Fortitude is also available to ex Forces People. https://riv.org.uk/opfortitude
Referrals to The Block can come from a range of sources, including, but not limited to: the homelessness sector such as Liverpool White Chapel, the veteran charity sector.
Local Authorities, His Majesties Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Defence Transition Service (DTS) and The NHS(Merseycare).
As veteran you can can also apply directly.
Referrals can be made through this dedicate webpage, and telephone access.
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On receipt of the referral, we will assess:
- The identity and service verification
- The immediate safety of the veteran
- Current housing situation
- Areas, levels, and complexity of need.
From an assessment of need, we will match the veteran with the appropriate support.
For more information you can contact us directly. support@theblockaff.org
Engaging with likeminded veterans and local support projects.
Veterans Mindfulness based stress reduction. (MBSR )
A non-clinical project that focuses on mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy pathways in natural environments, designed by Veterans for Veterans, Armed Forces and the Blue Light Emergency services community.
The project is now awaiting funding to continue its aims.
Bringing like-minded people together to deliver mindfulness tools, soul training, respite.
It provides relief from stress / anxiety or burn out and we will look at overcoming any form of isolation and/or depression.
Huge success for The Block at the Merseyside 10K Tunnel Tab on April 14th 2024, completing the course in 1 hour 20 mins.
