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Introducing the three single-service Families Federations
The Naval, Army and RAF Families Federations are separate organisations that act as independent voices for you as military families, continually working hard to improve the quality of life for families around the world experiencing the unique challenges that can come with living a military lifestyle.
All three Families Federations are independent to their single service and offer confidential advice and guidance to you as part of the Armed Forces community. We are often pivotal in achieving improvements such as changes to government policy.
Our role is to highlight emerging problems and themes to the chain of command or service providers and to work with them and other agencies to improve the support they provide to you.
We also offer a signposting service, as well as providing useful information for each of the three communities, through our own websites, e-newsletters, and magazines. Some of the main areas we deal with include housing, health and additional needs, education and childcare, employment and training, support to nonBritish families, deployments, money and allowances, and family life.
You’ve told us all about the challenges of starting, maintaining, or changing a career whilst being part of a service family. So we set up Forces Families Jobs (see page 89) − a free platform for employment and training opportunities specifically for you.
This has gone from strength to strength, but we know the employment landscape continues to change, so please keep talking to us about any challenges you face – each Families Federation has a specialist dedicated to dealing with employment issues.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Naval Families Federation: www.nff.org.uk (Magazine – Homeport)
Army Families Federation: www.aff.org.uk (Magazine – Army & You)
RAF Families Federation: www.raf-ff.org.uk (Magazine – Envoy)
“The Families Federations work to improve the quality of life for military families around the world. We understand the unique experiences and challenges of service life, particularly in areas such as employment and training. We help you to successfully access the support available, and advocate for change when your needs as a service family are not being met.”
Collette Musgrave, Chief Executive, Army Families Federation
