There are currently over 1 million people over 65 in the UK who have never been parents, this will rise to 2 million by 2030. 4 million people over the age of 50 are not parents.York AWOC continue to support people during this period of uncertainty.See the website hereAWOC York have also produced a report [...]
The Charity Governance Awards 2020 WINNERS Older Citizens Advocacy York were the winners in the – Improving Impact – category for charities with 0-3 paid staff. Why we won The judges thought OCAY did really well in improving impact measurement as well as its governance, ensuring the board had the skills and information it [...]
The Veterans Foundation has very kindly supported our bid to fund advocacy support to Veterans. The need for advocacy support was one of the main issues raised in the Armed Forces Covenant Survey undertaken last year. We are really pleased to have this opportunity to offer our free advocacy service to Veterans over the age [...]
There are all sorts of isms that people get irate about aren’t there, and by golly, irate IS how they get, myself included sometimes. In my earlier, younger, ~ ok then MUCH younger days it was feminism. Heaven forbid I would burn my bra like some well known women were doing ~ not really [...]
Here we are after a few weeks of keeping our distance from those we would rather be nearer. For some of course, being well away from the rest of society is a dream come true, and for others like me the wrench of not seeing my nearest and dearest is something I would rather [...]
Well, it’s finally caught us up. The dreaded Corona Virus has scattered our office support, and they are all working from home. At the same time, us volunteers have been left only able to work for our clients from the other end of a phone. Which is a bit weird, for people like me [...]
Well, another New Year celebration has been and gone, and I sincerely hope that 2020 is as good as you wish it to be for yourselves, your family and friends. It was lovely for myself and husband, as we spent it with friends of 30 years in their home in Chipping Sodbury. LOVELY, she [...]
