This year, thousands of older people across the UK are feeling less lonely and isolated because of the tremendous support they have received from our brilliant community of volunteers, laying on tea parties, organising activity groups, and making phone calls.
Maya, who is 85 and blind, maintains a lifeline to the outside world through her Re-engage call companion, Rachel: “There was nothing for me until she came along.” said Maya.
Emma encouraged her mum Norma, 78, who has Alzheimer’s, to join a tea party group this year. Emma told us: “It was the best thing we could have done. The tea parties have provided a spark, giving her the confidence to socialise again.”
These are just two of the many inspirational, life changing and heart-warming stories we hear about every day.
None of these wonderful moments would be possible without the backing of our funders and the support of hundreds of individuals who've donated and partaken in all sorts of creative challenges.
We’d like to say a huge thank you from all the older people we have been able to support this year because of our supporters’ generosity.
Here are just some of the amazing organisations who have supported us. There are no doubt many more who are helping us play a part in reducing loneliness and isolation among those aged 75 and older, and we extend our gratitude to them as well.
Thank you and we look forward to working with you again.
- The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
- 3i
- AAB People
- Advent of Change
- AG Barr
- Andrew Paton’s Charitable Trust
- Alfa Travel
- Aviva
- Aon
- Aptia
- Barcapel Foundation
- Baron Davenport’s Charity
- Bedfordshire & Luton Community Foundation and the Frank Branston Fund
- The Bill Brown 1989 Charitable Trust
- Blythe Family Trust
- Campbell Tickell
- Cardiff Third Sector Council through LSI Third Sector Fund 2023 / 24 in partnership with Cardiff Council
- Carolina Bucci
- CFC Underwriting
- The C P F Trust
- The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust
- The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
- Charles S French Charitable Trust
- Colchester Borough Homes
- Colchester Community in Action
- Colliers
- Community Foundation for Surrey
- Community Foundation Wales
- Community Voluntary Services Tendring
- Coward Endowment
- Cruden Foundation
- Dalmore Capital
- Davenport Trust
- The Dischma Charitable Trust
- Dodd Group
- Douglas Compton James Charitable Trust
- The Duke of Devonshire's Charitable Trust
- Dulverton Trust
- East of England Co-op's Community Cares Fund
- Essex Community Foundation
- The Eveson Trust
- Fleet Street Quarter Community Fund
- Florence Cohen Charitable Trust
- Forest Hill Charitable Trust
- The French Huguenot Church of London Charitable Trust
- Fowler Smith and Jones Trust
- G M Morrison Charitable Trust
- Gale Family Charity Trust
- The Gannochy Trust
- The Garfield Weston Foundation
- The Gilander Foundation
- The Grace Trust
- The Haramead Trust
- The Ian Askew Charitable Trust
- Impex Management Foundation
- The Inman Charity
- It’s a Date
- The J P Jacobs Charitable Trust
- John James Bristol Foundation
- John Lewis
- The Joseph and Annie Cattle Trust
- The Julia Rausing Trust
- KA Anderson
- The Lawson Trust
- Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS)
- Macquarie
- Marks & Spencer
- Masonic Charitable Foundation
- MEB Charitable Trust
- Metal Recyclers
- Michael and Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust
- North East Essex Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Novuna
- Outhwaite Charitable Trust
- P F Charitable Trust
- The Patrick and Helena Frost Foundation
- The Patrick Trust
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bibury with Winson and Barnsley
- People’s Postcode Lottery
- Pilkington Charities Fund
- The RS Brownless Charitable Trust
- The Rhododendron Trust
- The Ritchie Charity Trust
- Richer Sounds
- Robertson Trust
- Rowen & Wren
- Royal London
- Royal Sun Alliance
- Souter Charitable Trust
- Stir PR
- Surrey Mental Health Investment Fund
- The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust
- Talking Tables
- Tenzing Piton Trust
- The Tomoro Foundation
- The Tula Trust Limited
- Uswitch
- The Vandervell Foundation
- The Walker Shoolbraid Charitable Trust
- Weil, Gostshal and Manges LLP
- Worwin UK Foundation
- The Zochonis Charitable Trust