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OCAY is a York-based charity that provides advocacy to older citizens. OCAY is looking for a Vice Chair of Trustees to join our active, committed existing core of board members. Following a suitable and successful period as vice chair, we [...]

We would like to try another Drop-in Chat Session Over Zoom, so that partners can just drop in between set times to see what we are up to or ask about how we might support particular clients. We will be [...]

This is a piece that OCAY's Chair of Trustees; Rachel Totton wrote for the OCAY Newsletter, where she speaks about her role as a Trustee and recruiting a new Vice-Chair Trustee: "I've been involved with OCAY since about 2008, first [...]

Our Lead Our Lead Advocate, Dan Brittan recently took part in the York Systems Changers Programme. This was a course where he explored creative ideas for supporting people in York with multiple and complex needs. This is what he had [...]

The Aviva Community Fund Crowdfunder Project has allowed us to fund free advocacy support for older people, who have recently had a diagnosis of dementia. Our volunteers can help with applications for power of attorney, advanced statements, welfare benefits, pensions, [...]

The Veterans Foundation supported our bid to fund advocacy support to Veterans last year. The need for advocacy support was one of the main issues raised in the Armed Forces Covenant Survey. We are really pleased to have this opportunity [...]