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Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes offers
comprehensive support to
those who have suffered lifechanging injuries and illnesses
while serving our country. This
is provided through grants
to individuals, other Service
charities, capital build projects
and our four Recovery Centres
across the UK which will offer
support for life.
The money raised by the
hugely generous public has
been used to support our
wounded, but there is still so
much more to do. Soldiers,
sailors and airmen who are
injured today will still need
our support tomorrow and in
the days that follow, for the
rest of their lives. They are still
battling and we won’t let them
battle alone.
GREAT COMMUNITY SPIRIT,
GREAT CAMARADERIE
“I love coming to Phoenix
House. There’s a great
community spirit and I’ve
made lots of new friends
there. It’s about having a
good laugh and recreating
the camaraderie that I and
all the other veterans miss so
much after being discharged
from the Services.”
Craig has also generously
decided to donate five per
cent to Phoenix House of any
job he arranges for himself –
as opposed to a referral from
the company that trained
him.
Mo Usman, Phoenix House
Centre Manager, said Craig’s
success was a prime example
of the Centre’s key aims – to
inspire, enable and support.
“Craig was one of the
Recovery Centre’s first
visitors – back when we
were running an interim
facility while awaiting the
completion of our purposebuilt Centre. At the same
time as receiving medical
help to reduce the pain he
was suffering, he has been
supported by Help for Heroes
in many different ways and,
as a result, we have seen
him grow in strength and in
confidence.
“Our role is to help
wounded, injured and
sick veterans adapt to
civilian life and regain their
independence and Craig has
more than achieved that. We
are very proud of him.”
To contact Craig, see
his website at www.
keycommander.co.uk or call
07955 689 418.
Anyone who served in the
Army, Navy or Royal Air
Force who needs the help
of Phoenix House Recovery
Centre can self-refer by
calling 01748 834148.
www.helpforheroes.org.uk
To read more, visit www.locksmithjournal.co.uk
Phoenix House
Help for Heroes’ Recovery
Centre at Catterick Garrison,
North Yorkshire, officially
opened in September 2013.
The charity had previously
operated an interim facility for
18 months.
‘Supporting the
recovery of wounded,
injured and sick
Service personnel’
Known as Phoenix House
Recovery Centre, it has 50
en-suite bedrooms, including
four family rooms, a Support
Hub enabling access to a wide
range of welfare support,
an arts and craft room and
training, presentation and
IT suites. A gymnasium with
specialist equipment, a café
and social areas also form part
of the new Centre.
Unique courses and tailored
support are available to
recovering serving personnel,
veterans and families to help
them achieve their long-term
goals and aspirations.
Activities include educational
courses and vocational
visits designed to facilitate a
smooth transition to civilian
life, as well as sporting
activities to improve personal
independence, raise morale,
develop camaraderie with
others who have been
wounded, and show what can
be achieved.
DEFENCE RECOVERY
CAPABILITY
The Defence Recovery
Capability is an MOD initiative
in partnership with Help for
Heroes
and Phoenix House is one
of several specialist centres
supporting the recovery of
wounded, injured and sick
Service personnel to ensure
they have access to the
key services and resources
needed to help them either
return to duty or make a
smooth transition into an
appropriately skilled and
supported civilian life.
The Defence Recovery
Capability is underpinned
by substantial financial
investment by both MOD and
its principal partners Help
for Heroes and The Royal
British Legion; this represents
the largest single charitable
contribution to the Armed
Forces in British history.
In addition to Catterick,
Recovery Centres are located
in Edinburgh, Germany,
Tidworth, Colchester and
Plymouth. The locations of the
Centres have been selected to
be at the heart of major areas
of military presence and offer
residential facilities to those
wounded, injured and sick
personnel from across the
Armed Forces undergoing
recovery as well as providing
facilities for day attendees;
they are not hospitals or
rehabilitation centres.
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