East Durham Veterans Trust

The East Durham Veterans Trust provides support around mental health, finance, housing and social inclusion to veterans and their families in the North East.

• From: Office for Veterans' Affairs
• Published: 12 September 2024

• Health and Social Care: Mental Health, Physical Health, Social Care
• Finance: Pensions, Compensation, Benefits, Financial help, Debt advice, Funeral costs
• Employment, education and training: Transition support
• Housing: Homelessness, crisis accommodation, Renting a home
• Families and children: Support for spouses and families, Childcare and custody, Support with relationships, Domestic abuse
• Community and social: Drop-in centres, Volunteering opportunities, LGBT+ support, Women veterans support
• England: North East and Yorkshire

Based in Seaham, the East Durham Veterans Trust is a charity that provides mental health support through counselling and peer support groups across the North East.

They offer counselling programmes as well as an in-depth social inclusion programme, which includes walking, gardening, woodcarving, craft, art, model making, coffee morning, photography and breakfast clubs.

Their case workers can also offer practical support around housing, benefits, Personal Independence Payment claims, pensions, military pensions, white goods, food and fuel poverty.

Get in touch with East Durham Veterans

By phone

Phone: 01915 815 677
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm

By email

Email: contact@eastdurhamveterans.co.uk

Online

Website: East Durham Veterans

By post

East Durham Veterans
Dawdon Youth and Community Centre
Queen Alexandra Rd
Seaham
SR7 7NH

Published 12 September 2024