Sefton Council is continuing its support of ex-armed forces personnel across the borough with a £45,000 contribution to the Veterans in Sefton (ViS) charity.
£30,000 will now be handed to the charity in two stages, with £15,000 contributed in 2018-19 and £15,000 in 2019-20.
This follows an initial £15,000 which was donated earlier this year from Sefton Council’s Combating Homelessness Budget.
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Housing, said: “Through its incredible work, Veterans in Sefton (ViS) have given immeasurable physical and mental support to ex-armed forces personnel and their families.
“ViS mentors are all ex service personnel and have a high understanding of Armed Forces culture and can understand all the difficulties that are presented in the transition from military to civilian life.
“So far mentors have been able to help 46 veterans to find a home, improve their accommodation or save them from eviction.
“This additional funding will go a long way in helping ViS continue in their efforts to combat homelessness within the veteran community. As a borough we have over 25,000 veterans living in Sefton and we want to do as much as we can to help them in any way possible.”
Dave Smith, CEO of Veterans in Sefton, added: “We are very proud to be chosen by Sefton Council to deliver a solution to veterans’ housing issues and it is a privilege to be working together to help those in need.
“We would like to thank Sefton for all their help and continued support going forward.
For more information about the Veterans In Sefton charity and the work that they do visit www.veteransinsefton.org/
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