Author: Alexandra Watts

Drop-In Centres Needed Now More Than Ever, ASDIC Reports

ASDIC Survey

The ASDIC Cost of Living Survey results are in, and they can tell us a lot about what drop-in centres are facing today. The survey covered three key areas of concern: Funding, Costs and Service Users. At Veterans Outreach Support, we host monthly drop-ins for veterans and their partners local to areas around Portsmouth/Isle of […]

VPPP Partner Spotlight: Veterans’ Growth

The Veterans' Growth charity logo. It has a pale brown background with the words "Veterans' Growth" in white at the top and a cartoon style graphic of some blades of grass in lime green. | VOS

An introduction to Veterans’ Growth, one of VOS’ partners within the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme. Veterans Outreach Support is proud to be the grant holder for the South-East region Portfolio of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme, working with our partners to provide activities, services and support to local veterans. To showcase […]

VPPP Partner Spotlight: Veterans Community Network

The charity logo for Veterans Community Network (VCN), which features the charity name in purple text on the right and on the left is a graphic of some purple hands with three people in them, one dark blue, one red and one light blue. | VOS

An introduction to Veterans Community Network (VCN), one of VOS’s partners within the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme Veterans Outreach Support is proud to be the grant holder for the South-East region Portfolio of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme, working with our partners to provide activities, services and support to local veterans. […]

Hitting the mark! 🏹🎯 – Outdoor Archery with VOS

A group of people standing around an archery target holding bows and arrows. Two of them are holding up a white banner with the Veterans Outreach Support charity logo on it. | VOS

A while ago, towards the end of August, we had a great session of outdoor archery. It was a lovely summer evening and plenty of fun was had all round. Check out some pictures from the session below! Previous Next Previous Next If you’re a veteran from the UK Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy […]

Merchant Navy Appreciation: Raising Awareness Beyond Merchant Navy Day ’22

A view of an old Red Ensign flag on the back of the ship, with the wooden wheel at the bottom. In the background is a large cruise ship. | VOS

Ian Millen is the Chief Executive of Veterans Outreach Support, a charity that serves veterans and partners of the UK Armed Forces and the Merchant Navy (MN) with welfare, wellbeing and mental health support, from its headquarters in the Royal Maritime Club in Portsmouth, UK. He is a 30-year veteran of the Royal Navy, as […]

Trustees’ Week 2022 – Celebrating VOS Trustees

A pale blue background with faint red stars and paler blue spotlight lines. In this middle are the words "Trustees' Week 2022", with a logo showing three graphics of people with no legs and their arms up in a V shape. The biggest person is red, the middle size person is purple and the smallest person is lime green. At the bottom left are the words "Join us as we celebrate the meaningful work of our charity trustees". At the bottom right on a white background is the Veterans Outreach Support charity logo. | VOS

This week, 7th-11th November, is Trustees’ Week 2022. The aim of the week is to celebrate the achievements and hard work of the trustees of charities in the UK. The theme of this year’s Trustees’ Week is making a difference in changing times. There is no doubt that we are living in changing times, and […]

VPPP Partner Spotlight: Fighting With Pride

The Fighting With Pride (FWP) charity logo, which features the charity name. Below the words "Fighting With" are three lines, the top one dark blue, the middle one red and the bottom one light blue, with gaps of white between them. Underneath the word "Pride" is a line split into five blocks of colour: pale pink, pale blue, white, brown and black, which represents the Progress transgender pride flag and the pride flag for people of colour. Below that is a line split into six blocks of colour: red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue and purple, which represents the colours of the pride flag. | VOS

An introduction to Fighting With Pride (FWP), one of VOS’s partners within the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme   Veterans Outreach Support is proud to be the grant holder for the South-East region Portfolio of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme, working with our partners to provide activities, services and support to local […]

VOS goes sailing on historic junk yacht ‘Boleh’

Two people holding up one end of a narrow white banner with the Veterans Outreach Support charity logo on it. They are on a sailing yacht called Boleh and part of the yacht and its mainsail are visible. In the background some sea is visible and the sky is bright blue. | VOS

This Summer, VOS was treated to three sailing adventures in the Solent on the historic junk yacht Boleh. Lucky us — it was amazing!  The weather held out for us on each day (although definitely variable across each trip!) and we were able to get in some good sailing, which was enjoyed all round. Had […]

VPPP Partner Spotlight: The Poppy Factory

The Poppy Factory charity logo. A white background with a red poppy flower with a black centre on the left, and the words "The Poppy Factory" in black on the right.

An introduction to The Poppy Factory, one of VOS’s partners within the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme Veterans Outreach Support is proud to be the grant holder for the South-East region Portfolio of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme, working with our partners to provide activities, services and support to local veterans. To […]

World Mental Health Day 2022 – VOS

A dark green background with a cartoon image of planet Earth in the middle of it. Above the Earth is a white thought bubble with the words "Monday 10th October is...", and then on a green ribbon wrapped around the Earth are the words "World Mental Health Day 2022". In the top left corner is the Mental Health Foundation logo, in the top right corner is a website link: mentalhealth.org.uk/ribbon, and in the bottom left corner is a hashtag: #PinItForMentalHealth. | VOS

Today, 10th October, is World Mental Health Day. This year, the theme is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’, as set by the World Federation for Mental Health, with the aim of providing an opportunity for everyone to redefine how we approach mental health and to work towards improving it across […]