STRONGER FAMILIES.
STRONGER WORKFORCE.
STRONGER DEFENCE.
We are RFS, the UK’s leading Military Families charity.
Voted #1 Military Families Charity, by Military Families.
Our mission is simple: to remove barriers to employment and wellbeing so spouses, partners and veterans can thrive – not just survive.
In doing so, we strengthen families, we strengthen the workforce, and we strengthen Defence.
13
Years of Dedication
8,000+
Spouses Supported
600,000
Hours of Flexible Work Created
who we support
who we support
TEAM RFS
RFS is powered by military spouses, partners and veterans who understand the unique challenges military families face – because we have faced them too.
Heledd Kendrick
Founder and CiC Director
Cerise Upham
Managing Director
Emma Owen
Executive Assistant to Directors
Kim Williams
Operations Director
Abbie Pattison-Cohen
Marketing Director
Helen Callis
Coaching and Mentoring Manager
Helen Thompson
HR Director
Ella Cartwright
Director of Partnerships and Fundraising
Emily Hartshorn
Social Impact Programme Manager
Rusila Halofaki
Head of Recruitment
Joselyn Kanyua
Foreign & Commonwealth Programme Manager
Louise Woodhouse
Finance
Kerry Fernley
Payroll Manager
we've delivered impact for over 80 clients including...
This community is extraordinary. We move at the drop of a hat, rebuild our lives time and again, and still find ways to shine. RFS exists because I believe every spouse, partner, and veteran deserves the chance to build a career, and life they’re proud of.
Heledd Kendrick, Founder, RFS
TEAM RFS
RFS is powered by military spouses, partners and veterans who understand the unique challenges military families face – because we have faced them too.
Heledd Kendrick
Founder and CiC Director
Cerise Upham
Managing Director
Emma Owen
Executive Assistant to Directors
Kim Williams
Operations Director
Abbie Pattison-Cohen
Marketing Director
Helen Callis
Coaching and Mentoring Manager
Helen Thompson
HR Director
Ella Cartwright
Director of Partnerships and Fundraising
Emily Hartshorn
Social Impact Programme Manager
Rusila Halofaki
Head of Recruitment
Joselyn Kanyua
Foreign & Commonwealth Programme Manager
Louise Woodhouse
Finance
Kerry Fernley
Payroll Manager
OUR VALUES
authenticity
We are genuinely by military
families, for military families. Our
lived experience drives everything we do.
community
We believe in the power of
supporting one another. Together
we are stronger.
legacy
Everything we do today shapes the future for military families
tomorrow.
grit
Military families know what it
means to persevere through
adversity, and so do we.
authenticity
We are genuinely by military
families, for military families. Our
lived experience drives everything we do.
community
We believe in the power of
supporting one another. Together
we are stronger.
legacy
Everything we do today shapes the future for military families
tomorrow.
grit
Military families know what it
means to persevere through
adversity, and so do we.
OUR VALUES
PROUD TO BE B CORP CERTIFIED
As a certified B Corporation, we’re committed to using business as a force for good. Our progressive approach goes beyond traditional recruitment, addressing the unique challenges faced by military spouses in their career journeys.
THE RFS FOUNDATION
RFS Foundation is on a mission to remove barriers to employment, wellbeing and financial stability for military spouses, partners and veterans through free wellbeing and support programmes, training and community services.
All donations fund charitable work which provides free services and support to military spouses, partners and veterans through the RFS Foundation registered charity.