Social Work and Wellbeing - Families of Veterans Guild

Rise Together Initiative

Building career confidence for defence and veteran partners Are you a female partner or widow of a current or former serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) member? Has your career been impacted by your loved one’s defence career? Would you like to build career confidence and embrace leadership with confidence? In 2025 the Rise Together Initiative will provide 12 defence and veteran […]

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Advocacy, Career Support, Social Work and WellbeingADF families, ADF Member Families, advocacy, Australian veterans, Australian War Widows, Career support, defence families, Defence partner, Defence spouse, Family Wellbeing, veteran community, veteran families, veteran family support, Veteran partner, Wellbeing program

March 5, 2025

Media release – Announcement of the Rise Together Initiative

Media release – 3 March 2025 The Families of Veterans Guild has today opened applications for The Rise Together Initiative in a bid to counter the significant career barriers experienced by hundreds of thousands of Australian veteran spouses. Veteran spouses represent a highly skilled and often under utilised talent pool. However, their careers are frequently

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Advocacy, Career Support, Important Updates, Social Work and WellbeingADF families, Australian War Widows, change makers, defence families, Rise Together Initiative, scholarship, veteran families, veteran support, War Widows, Women in Leadership Program

March 3, 2025

Meal planning workshop for war widows, defence and veteran families

Want to be more organised with meal-planning but not sure how or where to start? This workshop is for you: learn tips and tricks to make meal-planning more efficient and shopping a lot less painful! Who is this free activity for and why? Has your loved one ever served in the ADF? Are you connected

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Social Work and Wellbeing, WellbeingADF Member Families, Australian veterans, defence families, Defence families events, Family Wellbeing, Free Events Sydney, Peer Connection, Self-Care Activities, social connection, sydney events, veteran community, veteran families, veteran support, War Widows, wellbeing, wellbeing defence, Wellness Walk

February 17, 2025

Social work and wellbeing program activities for war widows, defence families, families of veterans

Wellbeing activities held for war widows and veteran families

The first month of the new year has ended with great success for our Wellbeing Program that has been busy hosting engaging and meaningful activities designed to foster connection, relaxation and personal growth. From social catch-ups to hands-on creative workshops, these events have provided valuable opportunities for war widows and veteran families to bond, reflect

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Social Work and Wellbeing, WellbeingADF families, ADF Member Families, Australian War Widows, Canberra Events, connecting war widows, defence families, Defence families events, Family Wellbeing, mental health, mindful art creation, Peer Connection, Self-Care Activities, social connection, sydney events, wellbeing, wellbeing defence

February 7, 2025

Baking workshop for war widows, defence and veteran families

Sydney families of ADF members are invited to a baking workshop Has any of your loved ones ever served in the Australian Defence Force? Are you connected to defence service in any way? Whether you’re the partner of a current member, a veteran spouse, parent, adult child or a widow of a veteran, we warmly

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February 6, 2025

Clay workshop for defence families, veteran families, families of veterans

Online clay workshop

Families of veterans are invited to an online clay making workshop Has any of your loved ones ever served in the Australian Defence Force? Are you connected to defence service in any way? Whether you’re the partner of a current member, a veteran spouse, parent, adult child or a widow of a veteran, we warmly

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Social Work and Wellbeing, WellbeingADF Member Families, Australian veterans, defence families, Defence families events, Family Wellbeing, Online event, Peer Connection, Self-Care Activities, social connection, veteran community, veteran families, veteran support, War Widows, wellbeing, wellbeing defence, Wellness Walk

February 3, 2025

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