We pride ourselves on being a small, local charity that makes a big difference. 

We currently support over 700 older people and people living with dementia with the support of 400+ amazing volunteers. Between 2020 and 2021, we matched 90 older people to a volunteer befriender, bringing our total number of befriending relationships to 237. We had to adapt our social, exercise and activity groups offer and we set up 7 online groups, which met 196 times over the year. Towards the end of 2021 we were delighted to have a number of in-person groups back up and running with plans to reintroduce more in 2022. 

We conducted our annual survey in 2021 to ask the older people we work with what impact our services have on their lives. They told us they feel less lonely, are more connected to their community and feel better able to manage living in their own homes, as a result of using our services.

We also asked our service users to tell us, in their own words, the main difference our services have made to their quality of life. They spoke about the joy of meeting new people and making new friends, having something to look forward to and enjoying the company of someone who listens.

"I know without Link Age Southwark, my life would not be as happy and fulfilling as it is now"

If you'd like to find out more about the difference we make and hear what else our service users say, please read our Impact Report 2021.

 

05/01/2022