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  1. The amazing work done by local Age UKs nationwide

    headquarters, with many of the staff there (and some welcome volunteers) now assisting with food deliveries. “We've seen a huge number of volunteer applications, which is very gratefully received,” explains ... regular volunteers can’t attend due to health reasons and caring responsibilities, it’s been vital that new volunteers have joined us to ensure the service remains operational.” Staff and volunteers have

  2. Creating hope

    – a welcome chance to get out and about, to maybe see family members, or to pick up that new volunteering opportunity. But we can also see the cost the past six months has had, with the deepening cost ... hand Hope takes the form of our volunteers, working locally and nationally. In February and March, Age UK’s volunteering team managed to train a total of 46 volunteers to The Silver Line, bringing us

  3. Dementia-friendly communities

    informed by Age UK’s Dementia Friendly Programme, found that the views held by staff and volunteers can influence the types of services available to people living with dementia. Living with dementia ... quality of life for people living with dementia. But what about the attitudes of the staff and volunteers running those services? A new piece of research with local Age UKs has shed light on this often

  4. Unreasonable, discriminatory and/or abusive behaviour policy

    staff and volunteers have the right to carry out their work without being subjected to discrimination or abuse. We have a duty to safeguard the health and safety of our staff and volunteers and a duty ... unreasonable, discriminatory and/or abusive and likely to have a negative effect on our staff, volunteers or work. This policy sets out the kinds of actions and behaviours that may have a negative effect

  5. Pet pals: companionship in later life

    ” Although most animals helped by the service are dogs, over the years Keep Your Pet’s volunteers have been known to look after hamsters, budgies, and even a bearded dragon. The programme offers ... up because of the unpredictability of my health.” With some swift adaptations to keep both volunteers and pet owners safe, Keep Your Pet even continued to operate during the pandemic – “those

  6. Fit as a Fiddle

    community organisations, including 100 local Age UKs. Over 350,000 older people and 4,500 volunteers participated in activities throughout the programme. The  National Programme  delivered ...  delivered two England wide initiatives: it developed new models for engaging older people in volunteer based activity programmes and a range of activity based resources for consumers and practitioners. Nine

  7. Helping older people to keep active

    people and 4,500 volunteers participated in activities throughout the programme. Learn more. Get Active, Feel Great Funded by the Morrisons Foundation, this project trained 115 volunteers to deliver a wide

  8. Staying creative in later life

    experiences, hobbies and interests to bring to the table. We always try to match each older person with a volunteer they’ll have something in common with, but most people soon find that they end up talking ... the service can give volunteers the chance to experience something new, too. Speaking to an older person who you would never normally interact with in day-to-day life gives volunteers the opportunity to

  9. The Digital Champion Programme: boosting skills and confidence

    Champion Programme sessions between June 2024 and November 2025. Supported by our Digital Champion volunteers, participants can try out a range of different digital devices with the aim of learning more about ... Programme offers four key activities through local Age UK and Age Cymru partners: Digital Champion volunteers are trained and supported to provide support and guidance for using digital skills. Digital awareness

  10. A recipe for camaraderie

    People work in teams and they learn tolerance, patience and time management.” Attendees and volunteers at the class offer encouragement to each other, both in and out of the kichen. “Everybody ... Barnet to host a cookery class.  Broadening horizons through food Cookery classes are led by a volunteer chef, who brings fresh excitement to the classes by inspiring members to try new foods. “They

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