Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale

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On the ground local charities offering vital services with small infrastructures such as ours are in desperate need of support to keep going and meet demand. Please consider helping our local charity and those most vulnerable at this time of need.
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How we are helping:

- Increased Demand we have taken more than 3,000 calls for information, advice, reassurance and social contact.

- Shopping Requests Since the lockdown began, we have arranged approximately 400 new shops and prescription collections

We are supporting the most vulnerable in our community and we need help to keep them safe, well, and reassured that there is help at hand. Here are just two examples:

Alan and Deborah of Barry with vital shopping supplies. Deborah has several serious health conditions and the Age Connects shopping assistance service was recommended to husband Alan by health advisers. Age Connects volunteer Amy is now helping with the couples shopping. Full of praise for the dedicated volunteer, Alan says that the service has literally saved my wifes life. Alan adds: We are so thankful for the Age Connects service and look forward to seeing Amy, a real ray of sunshine.

A fall just before the coronavirus outbreak left 80 year old Cardiff resident Ronnie virtually housebound. With no local family to assist, his niece Sara who lives in the Midlands contacted Age Connects for help and volunteer Jules now delivers shopping and makes regular phone calls to maintain contact with Ronnie. Sara has described Age Connects and Jules as an absolute lifeline. She adds: Jules has been a constant in his life the past few weeks. Her phone calls and shopping deliveries have been extremely supportive and her approach has been so kind and thoughtful. She has been invaluable to both Ronnie and myself, an extra pair of eyes and ears. She closes: This service has been superb and was up and running smoothly from the outset Thank you you are very much appreciated.

About the charity

It’s a sad reality that older people are particularly vulnerable to social isolation or loneliness owing to loss of friends and family, mobility or income. It can be a terrible and frightening experience to see no-one for days on end. Every one of us is getting older, and regardless of circumstance it is something that we will all have to contend with. Hopefully, most people have the benefit of friends and family to help them along life’s journey. Sadly, many older people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan do not have this security and are all alone facing the uncertainty that old age can often bring. They may be recovering from illness or bereavement, struggling to cope financially or cope in any one or a dozen of ways. At Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale they find practical help and advice and people who care about the challenges they face. Our local charity makes a huge difference to the lives of so many older people who have nowhere else to turn and often are vulnerable, isolated and in poverty.
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Donation summary

Total raised
£1,475.00
+ £360.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,475.00
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£5.00
Donations via fundraisers
£1,470.00

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