About us
We're a local charity working in the community to support older people, their families and carers. We want everyone to be able to love later life.
Who we are
Age UK Bradford District is an independent local charity. We've been working in the local community to help older people for over 25 years. We have 30 dedicated staff and over 180 volunteers helping us to deliver services and making sure the vital Community Hubs continue to thrive.
TIMELINE
July 1993 Age Concern Bradford & District established
April 2009 Age Concern England and Help the Aged merge to become Age UK
December 2014 We become Age UK Bradford & District changing to become Age UK Bradford District in October 2019
2020 Age UK Bradford District devolves its work to 6 Community Hubs across Bradford District covering:
- Bradford East
- Bradford South
- Bradford West
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Shipley and Bingley
We currently employ over 30 staff, however as an organisation we rely heavily on the work of volunteers whose vital contribution assist us in achieving our objectives. Our volunteers are currently a 100+ strong team of individuals who bring a wide range of skills and commit varying amounts of time to support our work which includes roles as volunteer Hub Assistants, Community Buddies and Admin/Other support.
What we do
Age UK Bradford District has six Community Hubs, - focusing on the specific needs of older people in the diverse communities across the District. .
We work with each community to build our work around what they tell us they need to live their best life supporting them to have the choice, control and connections they need through:
- Information Points – providing access to range of Age UK Information booklets and relevant local community information.
- Help & Support – with access to a ‘drop in’ chat zone for friendly chats with others, including our volunteers, links to our team of volunteer community buddies and also to awareness raising events making sure the voices of older people are heard.
- Advice and Casework – on a range of issues including welfare benefits and support after a major life event
- Activities – these are developed with you and for you, we will be delivering a programme of community conversations in local neighbourhoods to develop and delivery the local activities and groups people tell us they want and supporting people and to support people to connect with existing community activities and resources.
Where you can find us
Age UK Bradford District have six community Hubs, each one offering a range of functions –
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The six Hubs are based in our premises in Allerton, Idle, Keighley, Queensbury, Shipley and Wrose.
How we are funded
We rely on your support to keep serving the community. We are supported by donations from the public, income from our charity shops, and some charitable grants.
What we do and how we do it
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What we do
Age UK Bradford District supports and enables people in the following areas:
- Information Points
- Help & Support
- Advice & Casework
- Activities
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Find out about our volunteers
Our services couldn't run without the help of our amazing volunteer team. We have over 300 volunteers helping us to maintain our vital work. Find out more about our volunteers and how you can become a volunteer too.