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Third Age Foundation
The Third Age Foundation, based in Summerhill, County Meath, Ireland is an older people's organisation. Read about its intergenerational and intercultural projects, long-stay care resident partnership projects, drama workshops, minibus transport and hospital projects. Their most recent project is the ground-breaking Failte Isteach initiative in which members of the Summerhill Active Retirement Association have volunteered to give English language tuition to non-Irish nationals living in Summerhill and its environs. Check out the Third Age Foundation web site.
Fáilte Isteach
Fáilte Isteach is a community project with older volunteers welcoming new migrants through conversational English classes. It is a unique project which utilises the skills, talents and expertise of older volunteers and harnesses their desire to contribute positively to society.
Fáilte Isteach works at breaking down the barriers that migrants and communities face by extending the hands of friendship and goodwill through the practical, welcoming and inclusive manner in which the programme is delivered. It is providing more than the transfer of skills and knowledge. It is making a positive difference to everyone involved.
We at Fáilte Isteach hope that a network of centres throughout the country will make Ireland a better, more welcoming and stronger society. If you would like to join our team of volunteers or if you are interested in setting up a Fáilte Isteach project in your own community, please visit our website, www.failteisteach.ie
Volunteering Centre
Volunteering Ireland is a membership based organisation which promotes high quality voluntary activity by encouraging relevant organisations to adopt good policy and practice, and by acting as a link between such organisations and potential volunteers. Volunteering Ireland opened Ireland's first Volunteer Centre and has promoted, supported and facilitated voluntary action in Ireland since 1997. To find out more, check out www.volunteeringireland.ie
UN Volunteers
The UN General Assembly designated December 5 as an annual celebration of voluntary action by people and communities across the world. International Volunteer Day (IVD) is for volunteers across all social sectors working in communities round the globe. To find out more, check out www.unvolunteers.org
The National Centre for the Protection of Older People (NCPOP)
The National Centre for the Protection of Older People is funded by the HSE and based in University College Dublin. We have a dedicated website at www.ncpop.ie
This website contains many resources for education, training and research, and information on events hosted by NCPOP. Our website provides information on help available if a person is worried about Elder Abuse.
This website is designed to be used by older people and people working in the area of care of older people, financial services and health care amongst other fields. The events we host are all admission free and open to everyone.
Golden Ireland Directory
Golden Ireland Directory: http://www.goldenireland.ie is a new and exciting website for today's over 55's. It contains comprehensive information on holiday offers, including hundreds of discounts on hotels, guesthouses, spas and entertainment all specifically targeted at the over 55' s market. It also contains information on retirement issues and a full list of entitlements for older people in Ireland. For more information, go to: http://www.goldenireland.ie
COSC
Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, was established in 2007 with the key task to ensure the delivery of a well co-ordinated "whole of Government' response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The work of Cosc covers issues relating to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated against adult men and women, including older people.
The primary and immediate function of Cosc is to lead and co-ordinate the implementation of the first National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2010-2014. The strategy aims to provide a clear vision for co-ordinated and effective government action on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence across all the departments and agencies concerned.
We have a dedicated website at www.cosc.ie where you will find information on the work of Cosc, the National Strategy and details of services available and advice for people affected by these forms of violence.
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