We will continue to assess applications made to this programme until 2013 but THIS PROGRAMME IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW APPLICATIONS.
Projects supported under this programme will promote the inclusion of older people by targeting those individuals at greatest risk of exclusion or isolation.
Older people can go through a number of transitions in their lives where they are especially at risk of becoming isolated and excluded, such as retirement, health changes, bereavement, or moving into residential care or sheltered housing.
We will support projects that:
- focus on older people aged 60 and over
- last from three to five years
- target older people at greatest risk of exclusion and isolation, who could be perceived as ‘hard to reach’
- involve older people in designing and running the project.
We want to fund projects that promote wellbeing, provide support or contribute towards independence and active citizenship, for example, social support activities including volunteering, advice provision, community safety, and intergenerational work.