Mode Awarded Veterans Foundation Grant for a Development & Partnerships Manager

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Mode Rehabilitation is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a one-year grant from the Veterans Foundation to support a brand-new strategic role within our charity.

We are deeply grateful to the Veterans Foundation for recognising our work and investing in our future, their support enables us to take an important step forward in strengthening and expanding our services for the Armed Forces community.

A New Chapter for Mode: Welcoming Our Development & Partnerships Manager

This grant allows us to introduce a dedicated Development & Partnerships Manager, a role designed to help Mode grow, diversify, and build long-term sustainability.

We’re pleased to share that Daniel Whittaker will be stepping into this position. Daniel has a long history with Mode, having led the development of some of our most ambitious and successful projects. His background includes:

  • A strong track record in grant writing, strategic planning, and project development
  • Experience designing high-impact support programmes for veterans and their families
  • A creative approach to branding, partnerships, and service design
  • Leadership experience in the charity sector, including national mental health initiatives
  • A deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by the Armed Forces community

Daniel’s work over the past year has already contributed significantly to Mode’s growth, including securing major funding awards and supporting the development of innovative new projects. This role now gives him the dedicated time and stability needed to take that work even further.

What This Grant Means for Mode

The Veterans Foundation grant gives Mode the capacity to:

  • Strengthen our organisational sustainability
  • Build new and meaningful partnerships across the Armed Forces and mental health sectors
  • Develop new projects that respond to unmet needs within the veteran community
  • Increase our fundraising capacity and diversify our income
  • Improve long-term planning and impact measurement
  • Expand support available to veterans, serving personnel, and their families

At a practical level, this role ensures that Mode can continue to grow, innovate, and reach more people with the high-quality mental health support we are known for.

A Thank You to the Veterans Foundation

We extend our sincere thanks to the Veterans Foundation for their belief in Mode’s mission and their commitment to improving the lives of those who have served. Their support plays a crucial role in strengthening the veteran support sector nationwide, and we are proud to be part of that wider effort.

Mode awarded Armed Forces Covenant funding for the Red Tent Project

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Mode Rehabilitation is proud to announce that we have been awarded funding from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to deliver an important new initiative supporting women in the Armed Forces community.

The Red Tent Project has been funded through the Service Women: Seen & Heard programme, which supports projects that amplify the voices and experiences of women who serve or have served in the UK Armed Forces.

The project will create a safe and supportive environment where servicewomen and female veterans can come together to share experiences, explore challenges, and contribute to greater understanding of issues affecting women in military life. Through facilitated discussions, presentations, and interactive workshops, the Red Tent Project will focus particularly on areas that are often overlooked or insufficiently understood within military culture and wider society.

A key aim of the project is to open up meaningful conversations around topics such as women’s health, lived experiences in service, and the impact these issues can have on wellbeing, career progression, and long-term quality of life. By encouraging dialogue and reflection, the programme will help highlight gaps in understanding and identify practical ways organisations can better support women in uniform and after service.

The Red Tent Project will also provide participants with opportunities to contribute to storytelling and awareness-raising activities. These outputs will help educate the public, inform organisations working with the Armed Forces community, and ensure that the voices of servicewomen are heard more clearly in conversations about military life and support provision.

Susan McCormack, CEO of Mode Rehabilitation, said:

“Women’s experiences in the Armed Forces are often underrepresented in research, policy discussions, and public understanding. The Red Tent Project will create space for those voices to be heard while helping to build greater empathy and awareness of the realities women face during and after service.”

Mode Rehabilitation has long worked with members of the Armed Forces community and their families across Greater Manchester and beyond. This new project will build on that experience by creating a focused platform for servicewomen to share their perspectives and shape future conversations around support and wellbeing.

We are extremely grateful to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust for supporting this important work and helping ensure that the voices of servicewomen are recognised, respected, and heard.

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Mode awarded Armed Forces Covenant funding for new Settling-In Support Roadshow

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Mode Rehabilitation is proud to announce that we have been awarded funding through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to deliver a new initiative supporting military families during one of the most challenging periods of Service life — the first weeks after arriving at a new posting.

Our new project, the Settling-In Support Roadshow, will run throughout 2025–2026 and bring mobile wellbeing and community support directly into barracks-adjacent communities and military settlement areas across the North West.

Why this project matters

Military families often relocate frequently, and national research shows that the early weeks in a new area can bring:

  • difficulties accessing local services
  • increased stress
  • challenges settling children
  • feelings of isolation
  • disruption to relationships and daily routines

The Settling-In Support Roadshow is designed to meet families at exactly this moment.

What families will find at each event

Our roadshow events provide a friendly, non-clinical space offering:

  • Emotional wellbeing support from qualified, trauma-informed practitioners
  • Short-form couples-support sessions for families under strain
  • A community welcome hub signposting families to nearby schools, healthcare, childcare, and community services
  • Peer-connection spaces to help families meet others who have recently moved
  • Printed and digital settling-in guides tailored to each event’s local area

All support is free and designed specifically for families within their first 6–12 weeks of arriving in the region.

Who the project supports

We welcome:

  • Partners, spouses and family members of serving personnel
  • Parents and children of all ages
  • Reservist families
  • Single-parent families
  • Any family recognised under the spirit and commitments of the Armed Forces Covenant

Our commitment

Mode Rehabilitation has supported the Armed Forces community for over a decade. With the support of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, this project will help newly arrived families settle more confidently into life in the North West, feel connected sooner, and access the right support at the right time.

If your family has recently arrived in the area, we look forward to meeting you at an upcoming event.