About us
We're a local independent charity working in the community to support older people, their families and carers. We want everyone to be able to love later life.
Where you can find us
Our main office is based at 9 Napier Court, Barton Lane, Abingdon and we have two charity shops in Oxford city.
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 stand for: Enabling older people across the county to love later life
Age UK Oxfordshire is an independent local charity. We have 180 dedicated staff and over 500 volunteers helping us to deliver services and activities for older people in Oxfordshire.
Our mission:
We work within communities to support older people to stay independent and live life to the full
Our vision:
We are working for a world where those we serve are loving life
Our values:
- Caring
- Hearing-your life, your way / nothing about you without you
- Passionate for better
- Empowering -your life, your way
- Always one team
Meet our people
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Find out about our staff, trustees and management team
We have a team of 40 dedicated staff members, helping us to deliver information and advice, exercise classes, dementia support, social activities and home visits. Find out more about them and our leadership team, including our CEO.
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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 100 volunteers helping us throughout the week. Find out more about our volunteers and how you can become a volunteer too.
What we do
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We give advice
Our trained advisors offer free information and advice to older people and their families. In 2017 our advisers helped local older people to claim over £1.9m that they were entitled to.
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We offer home help
Home support services help our clients with shopping, cleaning, companionship, appointments, hobbies and light gardening. We currently support over 900 older people to stay independent in their own homes.
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We befriend
Our volunteer telephone befrienders made over 15,600 calls in 2017 to over 300 older people who would otherwise be alone.
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We provide activities
We provide a wide range of activities and groups and events, such as lunch clubs and exercise classes, giving older people the opportunity to keep fit, socialise, or learn a new skill.