Post Traumatic Distress Disorder (CRPTD)), to
neurological services for acquired brain Injury.
The VCP goals and objectives are:
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To provide a ‘Through the Gate’ programme
of transition from custody, enabling a full
and meaningful transition back into civilian
life and a reduction of participant re-
offending rates by a minimum of 75%.
To provide an alternative to custody as part
of the Police & NHS Liaison and Diversion
programme.
To ensure that a minimum of 80% enter
purposeful work.
To ensure that 100% gain access to
accommodation.
Where family breakdown has arisen, a
minimum of 50% to re-establish
relationships.
Programme to be Nationally Accredited by
2020 with the aim of future replication in
other parts of the UK.
The programme is modelled on a previous
successful charity called C-FAR which, during
2000 – 2005, worked with over 350 persistent
and prolific young adult male offenders . Using
that experience, the company will create 19 full
and part time jobs, in addition to Peer
Volunteer Mentors.
The Way Ahead
To establish the programme and enable future
income generation, we now seek £200,000
start-up funding. £15,000 has recently been
secured through Carillion/Trainline and the
Greenwich Hospital Trust. Other private sector
leaders have expressed interest once the
project is operational.
Similarly, if every serving or former member of
the armed forces were to donate £1.00, the
project would help many veterans and their
families to once again forge purposeful lives.
A continuous in depth research/evaluation
study will be conducted by Serio and the
University of Plymouth, demonstrating the
strength of delivery and benefits of replication.
Stoll: First bricks laid on new
Veterans’ housing in Aldershot
Armed Forces Veterans have laid the first bricks at
Stoll’s new development in Aldershot. Stoll, the
leading provider of Veterans’ housing and support, is
building 34 new homes for vulnerable and disabled
Veterans to rent. The new homes are being built on
the site of a former care home on the edge of a
nature reserve in suburban Aldershot to address the
housing shortage faced by the nation’s ex-Service
men and women. The new homes will be available to
rent from March 2018.
Armed Forces Veterans were joined by Councillor Jacqui
Vosper, the Mayor of Rushmoor, Councillor Clifford, the
Leader of Rushmoor Council and Captain Andy Green. The
first bricks were placed by Veterans who have been housed
and supported by Stoll.
Ian Belcher, Army Veteran and current Stoll resident laid the
first bricks on the Aldershot site. He said: "When I came out of
the Army, I was in a temporary hostel and ended up kipping
in a tent. The more houses for Veterans the better; I think
Stoll's Aldershot site will make all the difference for Veterans
who need it most."
Tina, Navy Veteran and Stoll resident, said: "The Aldershot
development is going to be calming, welcoming and homely
which is so important for Veterans who are going through
transition or have been unsettled. Coming straight from
military quarters, affordable housing is key to make sure the
change to civilian life is as easy as possible for Veterans."
Single Veterans in Great Britain, a researched project
commissioned by Stoll and Riverside which highlighted
Aldershot as an area of particularly high housing need for
Veterans. Feeling part of a community is a vital issue for many
Veterans and therefore the health and wellbeing activities
which will be available at the new development will also be
available to Veterans living in the area.
Stoll Chief Executive, Ed Tytherleigh, said: "We are delighted
to see this important and high quality development being
built as it will address the housing difficulties many people
face when leaving the Armed Forces. We will work closely
with local partners and we look forward to providing those
Veterans in the greatest need with an affordable home to
rent. Our housing model has worked well in London for 100
years and we are pleased that we will now be able to
support Veterans in the Aldershot area to lead fulfilling
independent lives.”
The scheme is part of the Veterans’ Accommodation Pathway
in Aldershot, funded by the Veterans’ Accommodation Fund,
which aims to provide better joined-up housing services for
Veterans. The Homes and Communities Agency, the Royal
British Legion, the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, The
Clothworkers’ Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation have
pledged money to support this scheme.
For more information about Stoll or the Aldersho t
development, contact Becky Frankham on 07889166734
or [email protected]
The decision to provide accommodation in Aldershot follows
the publication of Meeting the Housing and Support Needs of
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