Find out more about how we and our local Age Cymru partners provide support to older people in Wales.
leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services ... opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Health
advocates support people in relation to their human rights; each day will shine a light on an element of the Human Rights Act and what this means for each of us in our lives. The week-long campaign ... advocacy providers across the UK. Human rights are basic rights everyone can expect, and public authorities have a legal duty to respect and protect them. Protecting Human Rights should run through all
along with details of the selection process to assist you in completing and tailoring your application. In order to apply you should submit: An up-to-date CV which shows your full career history ... commitment to equality and diversity. Please note that applications can only be considered if all the documentation is complete. Please send your application, preferably in MS Word format by email to: victoria
Age Cymru are here to help those overcome loneliness. Find out what causes loneliness here and how to help tackle the problem.
response 2 This consultation follows the Government’s announcement of 29 July 2010 that they intend to abolish the Default Retirement Age, examining how this will be achieved and what measures are needed ... poses five main questions on: • Removing Schedule 6 (the process through which an employer can force an employee to retire) • How age discrimination and unfair dismissal will operate in the absence of Schedule
regional team, to meet the HOPE project objectives by co-producing and implementing a regional framework for the development of advocacy across the region and supporting its delivery, and to recruit, train ... train and support suitable volunteers within the region to deliver early intervention advocacy support to older people, working closely and in collaboration with the local Age Connects and Age Cymru partners
‘change’. Changes we’ve made, changes we’ve seen, and how change inspires us to be creative in older age. Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each ... organisations of all sizes to promote a wide range of arts activities, from stand-up to stitching, from Bollywood to book clubs. Gwanwyn Festival offers opportunities for older people to become involved in arts
becoming a corporate partner of Age Cymru, together we can change older people's lives and bring lasting benefits to your company too. Why partner with us? Thousands of older people across Wales are facing ... enterprising corporate partners to work with us to help make a real difference to the lives of these older people. Working together in partnership, we can make a difference. Ways we can work together As a corporate
essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives. To gain the QPM, the charity’s work in this area had to undergo a rigorous self-assessment ... review followed by a structured site visit by NDTi assessors who met some of our advocates and the people they support. Louise Hughes who heads up the charity’s advocacy work said: “I am absolutely