Forces Children Scotland

Supporting children and young people from armed forces and veteran families across Scotland

Our charity was founded in 1815, just four days before the Battle of Waterloo. Today, we deliver a broad range of work to support over 13,000 children and young people from armed forces communities. As a strengths-based and children's rights-focused organisation, we are committed to working directly with this community, and wider partners to co-produce our projects, services, and campaigns. 

We strive to achieve our vision of making Scotland a place where all children & young people from armed forces communities can feel heard, understood, and empowered to overcome unique challenges. We want them to dream big and pursue positive futures. 

 

We work with this community to co-produce projects, services, and campaigns

We directly with children and young people through our ‘Combined|Force’ methodology.  Co-producing our projects, services, and campaigns promotes their human rights and proves highly effective in fostering a sense of ownership, empowerment, and confidence amongst children and young people. They feel listened to and know that their contributions are valued to deliver innovative, relevant, tailored, and effective outputs to meet unique support needs.  Children and young people tell us that it has helped them to develop a stronger affinity with our charity, as well as develop valuable transferrable skills, including problem-solving, decision-making, and teamwork that have strengthened future opportunities through personal statements and CVs.