Lancashire
Lancaster District 50 Forward involves a partnership between Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council, Age Concern Lancaster, DWP, and a range of local organisations.
Co-located in the same premises are Employment Agency and Volunteer Bureau for older people, enabling volunteering to lead to employment.
Signpost is a Care Navigator service designed to help older people navigate through the services and opportunities available.
Good practice
- Access to information (185KB)
aims to provide residents and organisations working with people aged over 50 direct access to information about relevant services and opportunities. - Care Navigator Service (207KB) a new project aimed at older adults to recognise, support and unlock the potential of older people and promote independence and choice. It is mainly run by volunteers and is a flexible service tailored for those who are hard to reach, isolated and in danger of social exclusion.
- Employment/Volunteering bureau (209KB) a new employment agency for older people delivered by Age Concern Lancashire to recognise, support and unlock the potential of older people and promote independence and choice.
Pilot evaluation report
As part of the project, all pilots undertook local evaluation of their pilot in addition to the national evaluation being undertaken by Warwick Business School.
- Lancashire evaluation report (532KB)
Links
Life has just got better for our over 50s, thanks to Lancaster City Council and the Lancaster District 50 Forward project.
Links to other websites:
- Age Concern Lancaster
- Lancashire County Council
- Lancaster City Council
- Help Direct a new service being developed for all adults in Lancashire to provide the practical support, guidance and information you need to get the most out of life.
- Feedback – we welcome your feedback on the LinkAge Plus web pages
