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We are the Greater Manchester branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
We are the Greater Manchester branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
We provide lifelong support to those who are serving or have served in the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines or the Royal Air Force, and to their families. Founded in 1885, we’re extremely proud of our long-standing heritage and of all the work we do with inspiring people from Greater Manchester, across the UK and around the world.
For mental health interim help please sign up for free as a veteran to The Big White Wall online. It is monitored by trained professionals, gives you tools to monitor your current situation and review. It has a creative area and chat room.
Please feel free to pop into a breakfast club, see list below and dates/times they meet:
If you live in the Tameside area please visit the TASC page https://tamesideasc.org.uk/ and sign up for updates and information. You can get access to housing advice and welfare rights through the forces lead.
If you live in the Trafford area there is a hobby club at St Matthews Curch Hall in Stretford every Monday night from 7 to 9pm.
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Opening times: Monday to Friday 09.00-12.30
Telephone number: 0300 365 1885
Email: gtrman.branch@ssafa.org.uk
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We are open 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday.
We love what we do. The sense of pride you get when you know you’ve helped someone get their independence and dignity back is extraordinary. Through volunteering for SSAFA Greater Manchester, you’ll have the chance to meet some truly inspiring people, with stories you’ll never forget. You’ll also gain new skills and experiences, but most importantly, you’ll make a difference in the lives of those who have dedicated their lives, often at great sacrifice, to protect and serve our country.
You will be trained by our central office staff in casework which will include training on GDPR and Safeguarding. You will also need an enhanced DBS certificate which will be ordered for you. Roles as well as caswork include fundraising and treasurer. Ideally suited to someone who has semi-retired who has a couple of days or mornings a week to give to the charity.
You can help people in need by visiting, listening and talking to them, to work out the best ways to support them.
Mentors provide support and guidance to individuals leaving the Armed Forces and beginning their new civilian lives.
Our branches need you! Can you help them find volunteers by effectively utilising online and offline recruitment channels?
Help our isolated, lonely and suffering clients by talking, listening and offering them the support they need.
Help our volunteers provide the best possible support to our clients by giving them the training and advice they need. Learn new IT and digital skills, using SSAFA's specialist systems.
Help us support those who need it the most at important times. Helpers provide volunteer support on a flexible basis, at peak times.
Help us by organising local events, communicating, liaising with key stakeholders and ensuring the smooth running of the branch.
Special weekend festival - for veterans, service personnel and families - proves huge success, bringing together people from across the three services for a weekend of music, food and entertainment.
We are delighted to announce that Laura Wright, soprano (and previous winner of the 2005 BBC Young Chorister of the Year), is the new Ambassador of the Military Wives Choirs.
At the height of the Covid Pandemic in Nepal, Gurkha families were relocated to Larkhill camp, supported by SSAFA.
The parents of a tragic young soldier, who took his own life as he began the process to leave the Army, have been supporting SSAFA in the last year.