Your donations change lives, and with your help, we can be there for older people when they need us most. Help tackle loneliness this #Christmas 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZAv3ri
Age UK
Non-profit Organizations
We exist to help older people when they need us the most. 💜 #ProudToBeAgeUK
About us
We believe in a world where everyone can love later life. Age UK is here to inspire, enable and support people to make the most of later life. We provide companionship, advice and support for millions of people facing later life alone. Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The over-60s is the fastest-growing group in society and there are more of us than ever before so we provide services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. We stand up and speak for all those who have reached later life, and protect the long-term interests of future generations.
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http://www.ageuk.org.uk
External link for Age UK
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
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1-6 Tavistock Square
London, WC1H 9NA, GB
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We're here to support older people and their loved ones all year round, including holidays which can be some of the hardest days of all. Our Advice Line is open 365 days a year 8am-7pm including Christmas Day, and The Silver Line Helpline is open 24 hours a day, every day. Find out how we're there when older people need us most: https://bit.ly/3Bvkqgb
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"I'd like to thank all our supporters, our staff and volunteers and everyone who helps our work at Age UK." 💜 As we head towards the end of the year, Age UK's Chief Executive Paul Farmer looks back on the highlights and challenges we have faced, and discusses the resilience of the people Age UK exists to help: https://bit.ly/3ZNnlc6
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“Loneliness is a killer in a sense,” says Alfred, 90. Loneliness can have huge #mental and physical impacts, and it can even make existing conditions worse. Our research shows that, by 2034, 1.2 million older people will often feel lonely. But there are ways we can work together to tackle #loneliness. Our guide brings together information and #advice for older people, their loved ones and carers: https://bit.ly/4gwd5fd
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Millions of older people wish they had someone at #Christmas. With your support, we can be there for them, and show that together we are not alone. See how you can make a difference to older people’s live: https://bit.ly/4iiLPCA
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We are thrilled to be receiving a generous £5 million donation from Julia Rausing Trust, which will help to fund the our crucial friendship services over the next two years. Thank you Julia Rausing Trust for all your support 💜
Julia Rausing Trust is delighted to announce a £5 million donation to Age UK to help fund the Charity’s crucial friendship services over the next two years, aiming to tackle loneliness amongst older people and help them feel more valued and included. This £5 million ‘gift of friendship’ donation will enable the Charity to answer more than 58,000 calls to its Silver Line Helpline, match over 3,100 older people with Age UK befrienders to receive weekly calls through the Charity’s national Telephone Friendship Service, and fund community-based befriending programmes delivered by 20 local Age UK’s across the country. The Silver Line Helpline, founded by Dame Esther Rantzen and now part of Age UK, is free and available 24 hours a day for any older person who would like a friendly chat. While 95% of Age UK’s current Telephone Friendship Service users say that they feel a little or a lot less lonely thanks to their friendship calls, demand for Age UK’s friendship services is increasing, and the local Age UK network’s capacity to deliver befriending and loneliness interventions is already at a tipping point. This grant from the Julia Rausing Trust will support Age UK to sustain and grow its befriending services to meet demand today and into the future, helping thousands of older people who are feeling lonely. Commenting on the grant, Simon Fourmy, Director, Julia Rausing Trust, said: “Julia Rausing Trust is pleased to support Age UK’s friendship services. Julia Rausing encouraged people to use Christmas as a time to help those alone and in need, as she did during her lifetime through her grant-giving. We know through previous collaboration that Age UK’s friendship services provide meaningful support across the country at this time of year which is why we have chosen to make this grant in her name.” Paul Farmer, CEO of Age UK, said: “Too many older people across the country spend their days in silence, wishing that the phone will ring or that someone will ask how they are. Julia Rausing Trust’s exceedingly generous donation to Age UK, in memory of the late British philanthropist, will help Age UK provide the invaluable gift of friendship and social connectivity to tens of thousands of older people – many of whom have nowhere else to turn for support. Every day, Age UK’s Silver Line Helpline, Telephone Friendship Service and network of Local Age UK’s provide a lifeline to so many older people, and this donation will help us ensure that these crucial services are able to continue meeting the ever-increasing demand we are facing.” Dame Esther Rantzen, founder of The Silver Line Helpline said: “Thank you so much for your wonderful, generous support. The Julia Rausing Trust's support will transform the lives of many thousands of vulnerable and lonely older people. On behalf of everyone at Age UK, but in particular those older people and all our volunteers and staff in The Silver Line’s friendship services, thank you so much."
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“I do find Christmas a very lonely time of year… and the loneliness is devastating.” Since having a series of mini strokes, Michael has needed to use a wheelchair, and his limited mobility has left him feeling increasingly isolated at Christmas and all year round. But finding joy and connection through the Age UK Telephone Friendship Service with his befriender Gemma has been life-changing. Read Michael's story here: https://bit.ly/4g4KAVB
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We want to say a big thank you to LV= General Insurance for sponsoring the Age UK Love Christmas Carol Concert this year! 🎄 We had a truly magical evening and thanks to your support, we’re able to continue making a meaningful difference to the lives of older people across the UK, especially during this time of year 💜
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for this year's Age UK Love Christmas Carol Concert at St Paul's Cathedral, London 🎄✨ We had a truly magical evening filled with music, readings, and some of our favourite Christmas classics. A special thank you to The Chelsea Pensioners, The Cathedral Consort, our incredible speakers Penny Smith, Dame Penelope Wilton, Don Warrington, and Sir Tony Robinson, and to the amazing Ella Henderson and her Nanny Eileen, whose breathtaking performance of Christmas classics had us all singing along! Take a look at some of our highlights from the night ⬇️ #LoveChristmas #ProudToBeAgeUK
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