ABF helps fund SSAFA's Stepping Stone Home

11 August 2023

SSAFA is grateful to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity for its generous donation of £230,000 in support of SSAFA’s casework and also the Stepping Stone Home, which offers refuge to women and children from the Armed Forces community who are fleeing domestic abuse.

During 2022, SSAFA’s Stepping Stone Home supported 56 women and children – most of them survivors of domestic abuse – 45 of whom were from Army families. Many of those seeking help face problems unique to military life, such as homelessness due to eviction from base, or as foreign and commonwealth partners of UK service personnel.

Lieutenant General (Retd) Sir Andrew Gregory KBE CB DL, Controller of SSAFA, said: “SSAFA supports serving military personnel, veterans and their families when they need help, something we can only deliver in partnership with Government and other military charities. Our links to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity and the many regimental associations means that together we can assist serving soldiers, veterans and their families. This grant will allow us to sustain our network of staff and volunteers and the services to our beneficiaries. I am extremely grateful to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity for these funds and their wider engagement with SSAFA; together we really make a difference.”

Brigadier (Retd) Peter Monteith, Chief Operating Officer, ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, added: “SSAFA is one of our closest partners in looking after the needs of the Army family. We are always proud to support its impressive welfare work across our local communities. This is especially important in these economically challenging times when service families are facing increased living costs, higher bills and issues around mental health and wellbeing.”