A Joint Strategic Needs Assessment is underway which seeks to gather comprehensive data to better understand the unique needs of serving personnel, people who have previously served and their extended families, and to guide the development and commissioning of new services.
It is being conducted through three separate surveys designed to capture the experiences and needs of: individuals currently serving or who have served in the Armed Forces, including both full-time personnel and reservists and veterans; families of serving or former Armed Forces members, including spouses and partners, widows and widowers, wider family members and adult children; and children, including adopted children, of serving or former Armed Forces families who are younger than 18 years.
Councillor Greg Brackenridge, Chair of Wolverhampton's Armed Forces Covenant Board, said: "We urge all members of the Armed Forces community in Wolverhampton to participate in the survey and encourage others to do the same.
"Your input is crucial. By sharing your experiences and needs, you can help shape future services and ensure that they are relevant and effective."
The surveys are open until 19 September and are available at:
- Survey for individuals currently serving or who have served in the Armed Forces, including both full-time personnel and reservists and veterans: Armed Forces Covenant - Personnel/Veterans
- Survey for families of serving or former Armed Forces members (including spouses and partners, widows and widowers, wider family members and adult (18 years or older) children: Armed Forces Covenant - Family Members
- Survey for children (including adopted children) of serving or former Armed Forces families who are younger than 18 years: Armed Forces Covenant - Service Children
The information collected on individuals will be kept anonymised and used solely to inform service development. For further details or assistance with the surveys, or to request paper copies, please contact wolves.afd@wolverhampton.gov.uk.
As lead for the Armed Forces Covenant Partnership Board for the city, the City of Wolverhampton Council co-ordinates support for the Armed Forces community across Wolverhampton. It is also a founding member of the Wolverhampton Gold Award Association, a network of gold award holders working together to improve the experience of the Armed Forces community on the ground.
The council welcomes veterans and the wider Armed Forces community into the organisation and offers a range of supportive human resources policies such as guaranteed interview schemes for veterans applying for job vacancies and an allowance of up to 24 days’ paid leave for reservists and adult cadet force volunteers. For details of current employment opportunities, please visit WMJobs.
For more information about the Armed Forces Covenant, and the help and support that is available to members of the Armed Forces community in Wolverhampton, please visit Armed Forces Covenant.
