| NGO | Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (SSAFA - Forces Help) |
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| Address | SSAFA - Forces Help,
19 Queen Elizabeth Street,
London,
SE1 2LP |
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| Telephone | 0845 1300975 |
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| Email | info@ssafa.org.uk |
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| Website | www.ssafa.org.uk |
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| Background Information | SSAFA - Forces Help, the working name of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help, is a support society for those who are serving or have served in the armed forces, and their families. Health and social services are provided in the case of current personnel, with housing and welfare programmes for ex-servicemen and women. The current organisation is the result of a merger of two support bodies, the SSAFA and Forces Help, both of which have roots going back to the late nineteenth century. Charity no. 210760. Source: www.ssafa.org.uk |
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| Year Created | 1997 |
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| Other Names / Antecedent Bodies | Forces Help Society and Lord Roberts Workshops (formerly Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Help Society, and prior to that Soldiers' and Sailors' Help Society); Soldiers', Sailors', Airmen and Families Association (formerly Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association from 1885-1921) |
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| Keywords | Family life; Housing and homelessness; Ill-Health, medicine, counselling and rehabilitation; Social care; War, conflict and pacifism. |
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| Last Edited By | JRM at 20/07/2007 14:17:35 |
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