L4 4AR, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Supporting veterans, service leavers and their families in Liverpool, Merseyside.
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals. Your generous donation will help fund our mission.
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 support from the Block Armed Forces Foundation you must be a veteran / ex forces or a family member.
If you're a veteran experiencing a housing crisis you can contact Liverpool housing options Adult Care line 08007316844.
Veterans at risk of Homelessness can Contact OP Fortitude. https://riv.org.uk/opfortitude
Referrals to The Block in Liverpool can come from a range of sources, including, but not limited to: the third sector or registered services such as Liverpool White Chapel and 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 to The Block for support.
Referrals can be made through this dedicate webpage, and by telephone access, 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.