Improving Army Veterans' Mental Health Through Motorsports
The Army Benevolent Fund (The ABF) awards a £27,000 grant to Mission Motorsport, towards its support for Army veterans.
Mission Motorsport, The Forces Motorsport Charity is delighted to have received a grant of £27,000 from the Army Benevolent Fund to help former soldiers improve their mental health and wellbeing through engagement in motorsport and train for jobs in the automotive industry as they transition back into civilian life.
The ABF is the national charity of the Army and supports soldiers, former soldiers and their families for life. The grant will go towards the operating costs of delivering the charity’s programme of activities under its mission Race, Retrain and Recover, including motorsports events, maintaining its training wing vehicles and equipment; and training and employment opportunities.
Andy Brown, Chief Operating Officer, Mission Motorsport, said: “We are hugely grateful for the support and funding provided by the Army Benevolent Fund. This allows us to continue to deliver an ambitious programme of activities to support our army veterans and their families, especially those hard-to-reach individuals who can feel lost, isolated, and without purpose or sense of belonging in life after military service. With the support of the Army Benevolent Fund, we are able to bring army veterans and their families together with purpose and community to help rebuild their lives, set against the backdrop of an exciting motorsport programme, and vocational and employer engagement initiatives, all aimed at helping our service leavers, veteran and families have a successful transition into civilian life.”
Brigadier (Ret’d) Peter Monteith, Chief Operating Officer, Army Benevolent Fund, added: “Many veterans come out of the Army with first-rate engineering and mechanical skills that can be valuable to wider industry, especially in the automotive sector. We are pleased to award another grant this year to Mission Motorsport’s outstanding work in promoting motorsport as both a mental health recovery activity and career choice for Army veterans.”