Help for Heroes

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helpforheroes.org.uk

About Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes was established in 2007 by Bryn and Emma Parry after witnessing injured service personnel at Selly Oak Hospital. The charity is dedicated to ensuring every member of the UK Armed Forces community—including wounded, injured, or sick personnel, veterans, families, and allies such as Afghan interpreters—can live well after service. Guided by values of compassion, collaboration, respect, and transparency, it delivers holistic, person-centred support through a Theory of Change emphasising measurable, multi-disciplinary interventions. The charity funds tailored physical and mental health services, welfare advice, and social programmes that combat isolation via community sports and peer events. It supports all injury and illness types, not just service-related, and extends support to families. Distinctively, it rejects siloed aid for bespoke, inclusive recovery, rapidly adapting to individual needs.

What Help for Heroes funds

Help for Heroes funds a range of services and support for the UK Armed Forces community. This includes physical health services such as nursing and occupational therapy, and mental health interventions like Hidden Wounds. The charity also provides welfare advice and urgent individual grants for adaptive equipment, home adaptations, and household costs. Social programmes include community sports, peer events, and Paralympic pathways, all aimed at reducing isolation. Support is available for all injury and illness types, whether service-related or not, and extends to family members. The charity operates across the UK, with no regional restrictions, and works directly with individuals rather than through intermediary organisations.

Who can apply

The charity supports individuals from the UK Armed Forces community, including wounded, injured, or sick personnel, veterans, and their families. This also extends to allies such as Afghan interpreters. There are no restrictions based on branch of service, region, or religion. The charity does not accept unsolicited applications from other charities or intermediary organisations; support is provided directly to eligible individuals and their families.

What Help for Heroes doesn't fund

Help for Heroes does not fund intermediary organisations or provide unsolicited grants to other charities. It focuses on direct support to individuals and families within the UK Armed Forces community. The charity does not support organisations or projects that are not directly benefiting its target beneficiaries.

How they like to fund

Help for Heroes provides direct, person-centred support to individuals, rather than funding through third parties. It offers tailored physical and mental health services, welfare advice, and social programmes, as well as urgent individual grants for specific needs. The charity does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations; individuals can seek support directly. Its approach is bespoke and inclusive, adapting to each person's circumstances.

How much does Help for Heroes give?

Published grant sizes vary. A free fit check matches Help for Heroes’s current criteria to your charity — so you know if it’s worth applying.

Deadlines & timelines

When to apply, and how long their decisions take.

Your specific fit

Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.

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Focus areas

Mental healthHealthDisabilitySport & recreation

How to apply to Help for Heroes

Help for Heroes does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.

A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
Decisions are typically rolling (no fixed deadline).

What you can do here

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See if Help for Heroes could be a fit — then find open funders like them.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Help for Heroes provide?

Grant amounts vary. Contact Help for Heroes directly for current funding levels.

Where does Help for Heroes fund charities?

Help for Heroes funds charities operating in the UK.

Does Help for Heroes accept unsolicited applications?

Help for Heroes does not accept unsolicited applications.

How do I apply for funding from Help for Heroes?

Help for Heroes does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.