英国：退伍军人支持中心网络将扩至34家机构 1320万英镑拨予21家机构建第二批中心
英国政府11月5日宣布，退伍军人支持中心网络将扩大一倍以上：21家机构将分得超过1320万英镑资金，在2027年初前建成第二批 VALOUR 认证中心，使获得支持的退伍军人及其家庭更容易在本地获得医疗、就业与住房方面的帮助。这笔拨款属于总额5000万英镑的 VALOUR 体系推广计划。
今年早些时候，已有14家机构获得超过1300万英镑，建成首批 VALOUR 认证中心；第二批建成后，网络将由14家扩至34家机构，预计约100万名退伍军人及其家庭将受益于更便捷的本地支持。VALOUR 体系旨在帮助英国约200万名退伍军人通过认证中心、求助热线或政府网站获得所需支持，由国防部下属的退伍军人事务办公室总部负责统筹。
退伍军人与人民事务大臣 Calvin Bailey 本周一（11月2日）走访了奥尔德肖特的 Citizens Advice Rushmoor，该机构是第二批21家受资助机构之一。首相 Andy Burnham 表示，能在阵亡将士纪念日之外全年纪念退伍军人是一种殊荣，他为 VALOUR 网络的扩大感到自豪。Bailey 说，在阵亡将士纪念主日之前宣布这一消息，是以让退伍军人无论身在英国何处都能更便捷地获得支持，来致敬军人社区的服务与牺牲。
（来源：英国国防部）
UK: Veteran Support Centre Network to More Than Double to 34 Organisations as 21 Groups Share 13.2 Million Pounds
The UK veteran support centre network is to more than double, the government announced on November 5, with 21 organisations receiving a share of over 13.2 million pounds to launch a second wave of VALOUR-recognised centres by the beginning of 2027, giving veterans and their families easier access to healthcare, jobs and housing support. The funding forms part of the 50-million-pound VALOUR system rollout.
Earlier this year, 14 organisations were awarded over 13 million pounds to launch the first wave of centres. With the second wave, the network grows from 14 to 34 organisations, and an estimated one million veterans and their families will benefit from easier access to local support. VALOUR has been designed to help the UK's estimated two million veterans get the support they need through recognised centres, a helpline service or GOV.UK, and is overseen by a headquarters in the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Ministry of Defence.
Minister for Veterans and People Calvin Bailey visited Citizens Advice Rushmoor in Aldershot on Monday, November 2, to meet staff and the local veterans they support; the charity is one of the 21 organisations in the second wave. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said it was a privilege to honour veterans year-round, not just at Remembrance, and that he was proud to see the VALOUR network grow. Bailey said the announcement, ahead of Remembrance Sunday, paid tribute to the armed forces community by giving veterans easier access to the support they need regardless of where they are in the UK.
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