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We are the Lanarkshire branch of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. Founded in 1885, we’re extremely proud of our long-standing heritage and of all the work we do with inspiring people from Lanarkshire, across the UK and around the world.
If you have any mail for any of our branches in Scotland, please send to;
SSAFA in Scotland
C/o Toryglen Community Base
179 Prospecthill Circus
GLASGOW
G42 OLA
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Opening times: Monday to Friday, 09:30-17:00
Telephone number: 0141 488 8552
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We are open 09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Thursday, and 09:00 - 16:00 on Friday.
The team at SSAFA Lanarkshire is dedicated to helping veterans, service personnel, and their families, in the local community. Our commitment is to provide support with experienced, non-judgemental and friendly advice, as well as a variety of practical services that cover a range of emotional, practical and financial issues. We are proud to say that we help our Armed Forces family whenever they need us, for as long as they need us. Here at SSAFA Lanarkshire, we have a variety of different personalities and backgrounds that together make our team so special.
I started in November in search for some experience to coincide with my degree. Upon joining my eyes were opened to today's reality. Changing from opportunity to a passion. Having veterans in my family, I want no one to battle alone in their darkest hour. I know how life changing leaving the service can be. But only through my volunteering role, I came to the realisation of the reality for many of veterans and their families.
I chose to join SSAFA after taking redundancy during Covid. I wanted to use my skills to help our Armed Services community after seeing how Veterans are treated in America compared to what is available to Veterans and their families here. My background is in Finance and Leadership where I worked for over 40 years. I love travelling and going to interesting and unusual places. I also love all types of animals, even though I am allergic to most of them.
With a military background as a former Sergeant and Radio Engineer in the Royal Corps of Signals, I served 11 years in the Army before moving into the telecommunications and renewable energy sectors. I first joined SSAFA as a volunteer in 2014, mentoring wounded, injured, and sick service personnel transitioning out of the Armed Forces. Today, I volunteer as a caseworker with the Lanarkshire branch, supporting veterans and their families across North and South Lanarkshire. It’s a role that brings me immense pride and satisfaction, helping others navigate some of life’s most challenging moments.
After 24 years in health and social care I retired last year and felt I still wanted to help people. SSAFA had helped my dad in the past and when looking at their website saw they were looking for caseworkers which sounded similar to my working role, and applied for position of caseworker. I completed my training at the end of last year and love the role I currently have. I retired last year, I am married have two grandchildren aged 7 and 5 who keep me on my toes and like travelling and reading.
I chose to volunteer with SSAFA as I wanted to help make life a bit more manageable and hopefully happier for someone and I feel that there is no one more deserving of this than veterans. Veterans are people that give up so much to help everyone else and yet often become a forgotten and isolated community. I have only been volunteering for a few months and have already met so many remarkable people and look forward to what my role will bring to me in the future. I previously studied Law which helped me learn good organisational and research skills and I then worked in International Transport for 13 years. I have now began studies in Counselling which I hope will help enrich my skills to be a worthy caseworker.
I choose to volunteer with SSAFA as I plan on joining the armed forces upon the completion of my studies and I thought it best to help those like minded individuals whom I will one day have future contact with have been volunteering for just over 1 year. My time being an athlete competing at a high level developed my communication skills which in turn allows me to speak to clients in a way that we are all able to achieve the desired result.
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 Lanarkshire, 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.
Help us raise vital funds by representing SSAFA at local fundraising events, providing a friendly and approachable service to potential donors.
Help us support those who need it the most at important times. Helpers provide volunteer support on a flexible basis, at peak times.
Help your local SSAFA branch deliver a variety of activities and events with the aim of generating awareness and making a positive impact on the local community.
Nikkole's family was supported by SSAFA after Dad Gary was injured by an IED in Iraq - 15 years on she is supporting SSAFA through her passion of dance!
Thank you to everyone who came to another incredible SSAFA Christmas Carol Concert held at the Guard's Chapel in London, which featured a fantastic array of notable celebrity and military guests.
Thanks to Aramark for another fantastic year of support to SSAFA - in part due to the sale of sweets on military bases across the UK!
Leave a Christmas message to those away from home on our SSAFA Online Message Wall!
