The Royal Air Forces Association is committed to providing confidential, professional and fair services to members of the wider RAF family from the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran and their families. Ongoing training and support for welfare volunteers and staff ensures services are consistent and of the highest possible standard. All will be treated with dignity and respect at all times.
These are just some of the ways that we help our servicemen and women, past and present:
- Over 74,000 members offering friendship and support to one another
- Our network of volunteer welfare officers make welfare contact visits and calls offering personal support to meet each individual’s and family’s needs
- We give expert advice and professional assistance on War Pensions and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
- We help people enjoy a much needed Wings Break
- We keep families connected through our Storybook Wings
- We fund the refurbishment of comfortable contact houses on stations
- We assist RAF veterans or their widows/widowers to lead safe, independent lives in our sheltered and supported housing
- Through the RAF Families Federation we give RAF personnel and their families the chance to influence future policy
- We distribute more than £1.9m a year in welfare grants to serving and ex-serving personnel
