L4 4AR, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Supporting Armed Forces, Service leavers, Veterans & their Families.
Help us to Support Ex Forces Through Homelessness, Addiction & Mental health.
Your donation will help fund our mission.
Bridging the gaps in Provision.
THE BLOCK, ARMED FORCES FOUNDATION
When someone is in need of emergency or temporary accommodation, they’re not just facing housing insecurity they’re likely at one of the lowest, most uncertain, and scariest points in their life.
Whether they’ve been affected by homelessness as a result of leaving the military, domestic abuse, mental health struggles, or financial hardship, being placed into a room often in a B&B or hotel with no support, no privacy, and no hope can feel more like punishment than a step forward.
But what if this was the moment we made the biggest difference?
What if we saw this not just as a stop-gap, but as an opportunity to engage, support, and uplift?
Temporary accommodation shouldn’t be where hope fades, it should be where hope starts to rebuild.
Pairing accommodation with specialist support:
- Emotional and mental health support
- Financial advice and tenancy coaching
- Access to a live and interactive support platform or even just a human to talk to
- Specialist support including addiction and gambling related harms
- Move-on pathways and properties that they are proud of
The Block has delivered to: supported accommodation and wrap around support to over 170 ex forces and veteran since we launched the project in 2020.
Some stayed for as little as a weekend while others up to one year +, over 85 % of the veterans left with a positive outcome which included, onward housing, addiction treatment placements, while many rejoined their family after mental health and welfare support.
You can sponsor a veteran.
£50.00
£50 Can Sponsor a homeless veteran with a two nights emergency supported accommodation.
£100 provides one hour, one to one specialist counselling for veterans with Complex mental health such as PTSD.
Our community Is our strength.
Our office is open every weekday.
10:00am until 17:00
Tuesday 13:30 - 15:00 for open door addiction and recovery group.
For a private one to one meeting we recommend making an appointment with the team prior to arrival, use the contacts page on the website or email support@theblockaff.org
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What is PTSD.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)is a mental health condition that develops after exposure to a traumatic event, leading to symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance of reminders, hyper-arousal, and negative thoughts. Common causes include combat, military sexual trauma (MST), & other stressful events that threatened death or serious injury. Symptoms can interfere with daily life, includ
Veteran homelessness prevention
We provide supported accommodated to Ex- Forces facing homelessness in the Liverpool City region.
If you're Ex-Forces experiencing homelessness in Liverpool you can contact Liverpool city housing options first: https://liverpool.gov.uk/housing/homeless-or-at-risk/how-to-contact-us/
Ex Forces at risk of Homelessness anywhere in the United Kingdom can Contact OP Fortitude. https://riv.org.uk/opfortitude
As Ex Forces or if you are about to leave the Forces you can can also apply directly to The Block for support using the contact us page.
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
- We will match with the appropriate support.
For more information you can contact us directly.
Alternative therapies for stress reduction.
Mind Force Retreat is 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.
