Double presentation at youth charity

Connect Alloa was presented with the Armed Forces Covenant and Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Bronze Award on 18 July.

Highland RFCA’s Regional Employer Engagement Director Roy McLellan presented both certificates to Youth Services Coordinator Zoë Green at the organisation’s Alloa base. Roy is pictured (above) with Zoë.

Connect Alloa is a youth charity tackling social isolation and loneliness among young people in Clackmannanshire. It hosts regular youth group sessions and is open to any young person aged between Primary 7 and 19 years old. It officially became a charity in 2019.

Connect Alloa first signed the Armed Forces Covenant in April. By signing the Covenant, it has become one of 12,000 organisations to pledge support to the Armed Forces community.

Its commitment to honouring the Covenant includes pledges to:

• Promote the fact it is an Armed Forces-friendly organisation.
• Support the employment of Veterans and Service leavers.
• Support the employment of Service spouses and partners.
• Support employees who are members of the Reserve Forces; granting additional paid/unpaid leave for training; supporting mobilisations and deployment; encourage members of staff to become Reservists.
• Support employees who are volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations; granting additional leave to attend annual training camps and courses; actively encourage staff to become volunteer leaders in cadet organisations.
• Support Armed Forces Day, Reserves Day, the Poppy Appeal and Remembrance activities.
• Support Armed Forces charities.
• Offer a discount to members of the Armed Forces community.

Connect Alloa also received the ERS Bronze Award. The ERS Awards encourage employers to support Defence and inspire others to do the same. The prestigious Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards are for employer organisations that pledge, demonstrate or advocate support to Defence and the Armed Forces community, and align their values with the Armed Forces Covenant.

To find out how you can support the Armed Forces, contact HRFCA’s Regional Employer Engagement Directors Roy McLellan at [email protected] or Ray Watt at [email protected].

Find out more about the Armed Forces Covenant.

Find out more about the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Find out more about Connect Alloa.