About Help For Heroes

Help for Heroes is a UK based charity that was launched in 2007. The organisation was co-founded by Bryn Parry and his wife Emma Parry. The charity’s objective is to provide support and better facilities for people who have served in the British armed services and have been wounded or injured in the line of duty. The Parry’s decided to launch the charity after they met with injured soldiers at the Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. Help for Heroes was formally established following a meeting with the Chief of General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannat who served as the professional head of the British army.

Recovery Centres

Help for Heroes runs several recovery centres in partnership with the Royal British Legion and the Ministry of Defence. There are four recovery centres located across the UK. Each centre is part of the Defence Recovery Capability Programme. Service people who take part in the programme receive treatment which can include medical and psychological support as well as welfare assistance. The idea behind the programme is to help injured armed forces personnel deal with injury and sickness. The final goal is to enable service people either return to active duty or transition back to ordinary civilian life.

Sports Recovery Programme

Help for Heroes also runs a Sports Recovery Programme. Since 2008, Service men and women who participate have had access to over fifty different sports. The idea behind the programme is to enable service men and women who have been injured or sick take part in sports which can serve as a way to rehabilitate them. Help for Heroes also partners with the British Paralympic Association as well as a number of other organisations to introduce service personnel and veterans to the possibility of participating in Paralympic sport at a performance level.

Finding a new future for injured service personnel

Help for Heroes works with more than 60 other charitable organisations granting funds as well as providing financial support to servicemen and women, veterans and their families. The organisation also helps servicemen and women with life-changing injuries make the journey back to civilian life by helping them find a new career and identify a new future that is outside of the armed forces.

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