We ensure that Service life does not make family life more difficult for those with additional needs or disabilities

Girl on a giant swing

Life in the Armed Forces is challenging enough without the additional stress of having to cope unsupported with the demands of additional needs or disabilities.  We provide backing, encouragement and a ready source of advice for parents of children with additional needs or disabilities; serving personnel with a disability and their partners and carers.

Our advice and information is available on every aspect of additional needs and disability from help with the Social Services to housing issues.  We are a focus for the Forces Additional Needs Disability (A.N.D)Support Group and we organise children’s holidays which concentrate on offering experiences and activities often unavailable to them. Our holidays are vital to make this happen and we rely on our team of holiday volunteers to assist.

child with additional needs

Siblings Holiday: 24th -29th May
Keilder A.N.D: 19th - 24th July, 1st - 6th August (Exmoor)
Volunteer Selection: 16th & 17th March, 19th & 20th March
Volunteer Training: 4th - 5th April, 18th - 19th April

More information...

PDF Icon Children’s Holidays (580kb PDF)
PDF Icon Volunteering for Help With Children’s Holidays (14.9kb PDF)
PDF Icon Children’s Holiday Case Study (188kb PDF)
PDF Icon Volunteer Case Study 1 (53.4kb PDF)
PDF Icon Volunteer Case Study 2 (64.5kb PDF)
PDF Icon Parent / Carer FAQs (13.2kb PDF)

Want to talk to someone?

You can contact us by email or telephone

Useful websites

bullet The Calvert Trust

bulletDisability & Carers Service

bullet Extra Special Parents