About
Sight loss rehabilitation and mobility training; assistive technology training and equipment recycling; National Creative Wellbeing Project; health and wellbeing programmes; social groups and military events; befriending and home visitor volunteering; centre-based and community outreach support
Key Metrics
Key Metric 1
3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 3
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to achieve this
Key Outcomes
- 1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
- 85p of every £1 donated spent on charitable activities; 980 local activities and events run across communities in 2024/25
- 111 years of supporting blind veterans since 1914; Quality in Befriending Excellence award achieved
Geography
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