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Identifying your skills, strengths and aspirations.

Forces Employment Charity works with service children aged 16-24 providing tailored one-to-one mentoring support that boosts confidence, widens aspirations, and encourages young people to explore various pathways into employment. A blend of practical assistance, career guidance, and events that help with accessing work and learning opportunities such as volunteering, further/higher education, and apprenticeships, through our network of employer and training partners.

Forces Employment Charity, working in partnership with the Life Chances Programme, helps children from Naval families who embark on adventure training aboard Tall Ships Youth Trust Empowerment Voyages. Forces Employment Charity brings the lived experience of the unique challenges of military life and understands the importance of supporting the whole family with finding fulfilling sustainable careers.

How it works..

The Forces Employment Charity is working with Service children and young people participating in the Tall Ship Empowerment Voyages, as part of the NCC Life Chances Programme.  The team from the charity will board the ship at the end of the voyage to run a variety of engaging activities and workshops, focused on identifying skills, strengths, aspirations, and teamwork, designed to help the children translate their experience into transferrable work-life skills.

After each voyage, every attendee aged over 16, will be invited to register for one-to-one support from the Forces Employment Charity.  The programme offers coaching and mentoring, a range of employability skills including writing a CV and personal statement, how to write a cover letter, what to expect in an interview, how to prepare for one, and how to cope when unsuccessful. Caseworkers are Level 4 Career advice and guidance qualified, (team members are ex-teachers, parents, and military spouses), and skilled in motivating and inspiring young people to believe they can and support them in actionable steps to achieve their goals.

Ongoing support is delivered virtually, using the preferred method agreed between the caseworker and the young person they are working with, which could be online or over the phone and via email. All FEC staff who work with children and young people are enhanced DBS checked and all communication is logged. Should parents wish to meet the caseworker, then a call can be arranged.

 

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How we can help you

Apply for Financial Assistance using the Lightning Reach portal.

For applications for financial assistance you can apply by clicking on Register for Help below which will take you to the Lightning Reach portal. This platform is provided by our trusted partner, Lightning Reach, a social impact startup which uses secure technology to make the application process as quick and safe as possible for you.

Register for Help
A simple 3 step process
  1. Register and complete your profile here
    When asked to specify which of the Armed Forces you have served in, make sure to select ‘Royal Navy’, ‘Royal Marines’, ‘Merchant Navy in support of the Armed Forces’ or from the roles / industries list to ensure you are matched to Naval Children’s Charity.

  2. Once you’ve completed your profile, you should receive a support match to The Naval Children’s Charity. Click ‘continue’ to complete and submit your application.

  3. Provide your supporting evidence and submit your application to The Naval Children’s Charity.

Once your application has been made a caseworker will be in touch as soon as possible, this is usually within 3 days.

The profile you create on the Lightning Reach portal can also help you to find and apply for support from other support organisations easily and securely. We recommend that you submit your application to The Naval Children’s Charity first before submitting applications to other organisations.

For help with completing your application, visit Lightning Support and search for ‘The Naval Children’s Charity’.

If you have a question or not sure what help you need and require information or advice please use this online form.

Online Enquiry Form
Alternatively, If you would prefer to call our casework team, we can be contacted on 023 9263 9534, our office hours are 0830-1600 Monday to Friday.

How we can help you

The Naval Children’s Charity supports children up to and including the age of 25 whose parent(s) serve or have served in the Naval Service: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, QARNNS, WRNS, their Reserves and the RFA. If you need information or advice regarding support for your child(ren) please fill in the form to the best of your knowledge. One of our caseworkers will then contact you.

If you would prefer to call us we can be contacted on 023 9263 9534, our office hours are 0830-1600 Monday to Thursday and 0830-1300 on Friday.