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  Helen Hamlyn Research Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help the Aged is a UK charity dedicated to creating a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, neglect and isolation.
As well as providing practical support to help older people, particularly those who are frail, isolated or poor, live independent lives, it raises public awareness of issues affecting older people in the UK and overseas, fundraises, campaigns against discrimination and advises on national and regional policy.
Help the Aged also operates an advice line, publishes information and guidance, and runs a nationwide network of charity shops.
www.hhrc.rca.ac.uk /programmes/awards/2005/helptheaged.html   (120 words)

  
 I WILL - Help Stop Elder Abuse - Help the Aged
On the first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), Help the Aged is calling on the Government to 'lose the loophole' in the Human Rights Act, which currently fails to protect the UK's 650,000 older people who receive care from private care providers.
Help the Aged is launching a national campaign, in partnership with Action on Elder Abuse, to help stop elder abuse.
Help the Aged needs your support to increase awareness of elder abuse and ensure that the Government takes action to help stop it.
www.iwill.co.uk   (519 words)

  
 Help the Aged - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Established in 1961, Help the Aged is a United Kingdom based, international charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.
Help the Aged has national offices in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland whose role is to manage their campaigns and services within the context of their own national or regional environment.
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales is the patron of Help the Aged.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Help_the_Aged   (238 words)

  
 Pulp World - Help the Aged
Help the aged, one time they were just like you, drinking, smoking cigs and sniffing glue.
Help the aged, don't just put them in a home, can't have much fun in there all on their own.
Help the aged, one day you'll be older too, you might need someone who can pull you through.
www.mackers.com /pulpworld/pulp_helptheaged.htm   (497 words)

  
 HelpAge International : Help the Aged   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help the Aged was one of the founding members of the HelpAge International network in 1983, and has continued to support us since then.
We work in partnership with Help the Aged on several key programmes, including support to tsunami survivors in India and Sri Lanka, and to survivors of the South Asian earthquake.
Help the Aged raises the majority of funds for our work through direct marketing appeals to the UK public.
www.helpage.org /Aboutus/Howwearefunded/HelptheAged   (332 words)

  
 Help the Aged - We Will - Help the Aged
Help the Aged comment on 'Looking after Lorna'
Help the Aged launches appeal at star-studded event 9 November 2006
Help the Aged supporters were invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the launch of a new Research into Ageing project.
www.helptheaged.org.uk   (218 words)

  
 Citrix Systems » Help the Aged   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Based in the United Kingdom, Help the Aged is a charity dedicated to creating a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, neglect and isolation.
Help the Aged’s IT functions are centralised in the London office and for a long time it was using a server farm running Citrix® MetaFrame® Presentation Server 1.8 to provide application access to about 360 terminals.
Help the Aged already had an excellent relationship with Citrix, and when looking to upgrade and expand their IT network it seemed a natural choice to stay with this environment.
citrix.com /English/aboutCitrix/caseStudies/caseStudy.asp?storyID=21502   (939 words)

  
 Help the Aged pre-paid funeral plans, from George Hall and Son   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help the Aged pre-paid funeral plans, from George Hall and Son
When we decided to launch Help the Aged Funeral Plans, we wanted to make sure our plans would be the best available in the UK.
A Help the Aged Funeral Plan is a straightforward safeguard against inflation, enabling you to freeze the cost of your funeral at today’s prices.
www.georgehallandson.co.uk /helpaged.htm   (392 words)

  
 Help the Aged - Biomedical (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Research into Ageing raised funds to support the best and most needed biomedical research that will improve our understanding of health in later life.
Research into Ageing was founded in 1976 and is now a special trust within Help the Aged and a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities.
Research into Ageing supports high-quality basic, clinical and epidemiological research into all aspects of ageing, including the basic science of cellular ageing and the most common health problems affecting older people, including neurodegeneration, cognitive decline, bone and joint conditions, sensory loss, wound healing, muscle wasting and stroke.
research.helptheaged.org.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /_research/Biomedical   (134 words)

  
 Help the Aged - Corporate - Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help the Aged is providing funding and support to day centres throughout the UK to allow older people to enjoy the Christmas celebration and meal that we take for granted.
We need the help of our corporate supporters to ensure we reach the most disadvantaged older people at this special time of year.
Donation could not be easier, just choose Help the Aged as your charity on screen and then choose the amount you wish to donate.
corporate.helptheaged.org.uk.cob-web.org:8888   (534 words)

  
 DEC Help The Aged (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help the Aged is promoting diverse livelihoods for older people, these include fish trading, small shops, provision of dairy animals, artisans, poultry rearing, cloth makers, coir rope makers and carpenters, benefiting some 600 older people.
Help the Aged is also involved in building partner capacity, which involves training programmes such as financial management.
Help the Aged is also providing advocacy for older people in disaster preparedness and response.
www.dec.org.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /index.cfm/asset_id,1531/index.html   (524 words)

  
 Overview » Aged Care » Need Help? » salvos.org.au
Through our aged care facilities and programs, The Salvation Army aims to provide a comfortable and caring environment, with an ongoing sense of personal autonomy and dignity, for older persons.
This may include exercise programs such as gentle exercise, recreational activities such as indoor bowls, educational activities such as art and craft classes, creativity therapy groups such as music and aromatherapy, and community activities.
Potential residents/ carers need to be assessed and approved for care by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) before entering a hostel, nursing home or respite care.
www.salvos.org.au /need-help/aged-care   (565 words)

  
 Help the Aged - Research Home
Help the Aged fights to free disadvantaged older people in the UK and overseas from poverty, isolation and neglect.
We fund vital research on ageing, we influence its direction via the academic and research community, and we promote the effective dissemination of research findings that will have the greatest impact on policy and practice.
Research into Ageing is officially 30 this year and we're looking forward to a very exciting time ahead of us.
www.ageing.org   (279 words)

  
 Help The Aged targets silver surfers | Technology | Guardian Unlimited Technology
Help the Aged said the over-50s customer support team would give internet advice "devoid of techno babble" via a phone line charged at local rates.
Help the Aged spokeswoman Ellie Stanton said: "The idea was that the support service would be something that our target market would find accessible.
All funds raised for Help the Aged will be ploughed back into the charity's work.
technology.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,,1765964,00.html   (235 words)

  
 Help the Aged Recycling Appeal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If you are interested in receiving the latest news and website updates about "Help the Aged Recycling Appeal", please subscribe by submitting your email address.
Help the Aged runs a recycling initiative called Transform, Help the Aged Recycling Appeal.
This enables people to be environmentally friendly and makes a difference to the lives of older people, simply by donating unwanted goods, which would normally be thrown away.
www.tameside.gov.uk /recycling/helpagedappeal.htm   (130 words)

  
 Recycling - Help the Aged
By recycling your unwanted goods with Help the Aged, you can help raise vital funds for our work with disadvantaged older people.
Help the Aged receives at least £5 for every recyclable mobile phone donated.
Transform your used and unwanted stamps into funds for Help the Aged.
www.helptheaged.org.uk /en-gb/HowYouCanHelp/Recycling   (169 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Magazine | 'I help the aged get online'
We help make sure they have the opportunity to use IT - mostly e-mail and surfing the net - to not only keep in touch with family and friends, but also social services, housing departments, the police and other organisations that can make their lives easier.
This is a way to help them feel more a part of the community.
I recently went back to visit an 87-year-old lady we'd taught to use a computer, and she said it had changed her life.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/magazine/3107819.stm   (1029 words)

  
 Help the Aged Canada
Help the Aged (Canada) is a non-denominational, non-profit, registered (118955921 RR0001) international development organization meeting the needs of poor or destitute elderly people in Canada and the developing world since 1975.
Governor General becomes Patron of Help the Aged
Help the Aged (Canada) is currently recruiting 33 post-secondary graduates to participate in a National Career Focus Internship Program in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut.
www.helptheaged.ca   (291 words)

  
 Help the Aged - Archive (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A wide-ranging selection of Help the Aged supporters was invited to Buckingham Palace on 31 October to attend a star-studded event hosted by His Royal...
Help the Aged, in association with Loughborough University, will next month be hosting a fun and innovative fundraising event, ‘Escape and Evade...
Help the Aged is calling on church groups across the UK to get into the Christmas spirit by taking part in the Charity’s Carol Appeal 2006.
press.helptheaged.org.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /_press/Releases   (669 words)

  
 RDFunding- Research and Development Information Charity Details   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help the Aged campaigns, researches and develops practical solutions, to ensure that older people:
Help the Aged is committed to representing and working with people all over the country and has offices in all four areas of the United Kingdom.
Current Awards funded by Help the Aged (and those which might be repeated)
www.rdfunding.org.uk /queries/ListCharityDetails.asp?CharityID=206   (93 words)

  
 This is Wiltshire | CommuniGate | Help the Aged
In 2006 the Help the Aged shop in Warminster will have been open for 15 years, raising much needed funds to assist the charity in the fight to help free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.
Over the past couple of months the shop has undergone a rejuvenation with a new layout and shop manager, Margaret, who is keen to build on the shops success.
One of Margaret’s first tasks is too recruit more volunteers to help her achieve the shops potential.
www.communigate.co.uk /wilts/helptheaged/index.phtml   (106 words)

  
 Help the aged   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The British Gas/Scottish Gas Help the Aged Partnership's fantastic, month long event for older people, Stepping Out, is on again from 1st - 30th June.
The offers are available for anyone of retirement age or over, although some offers are for those over 50.
The campaign was launched in October 2000 after a MORI survey showed one million older people in the UK are acutely isolated and over one million feel trapped in their own homes.
www.tiscali.co.uk /lifestyle/features/help_the_aged.html   (325 words)

  
 Can faith help the aged? - TruthBook
In its annual review of development assistance, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said aid should be focused on the most needy nations and that western donors should be prepared to pool their resources.
The study backed the call by Gordon Brown for the west to spend more on aid in an attempt to help meet the UN goals for 2015 of halving the number of people living on less than a dollar a day, cutting infant mortality by two-thirds and putting every child in primary school.
A 12-year study from the University of Iowa tracking mortality rates of more than 550 adults over age 65 found that those who attend services at least once a week were over three times more likely to live longer than those who never darkened the studded oak door.
www.truthbook.com /14320.cfm   (5353 words)

  
 Counsel & Care: Help and Advice for Older People (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
From our birth over 50 years ago until today, Counsel and Care has been working to make sure older people are valued and respected, ensuring that everyone who comes to us for advice and information receives the support that they are entitled to.
Counsel and Care is an influential voice for all older people and their families, translating the experiences we gain from the advice line into campaigning work.
Investing in “low level” preventative services providing ‘that bit of help’ for older people to remain independent can have huge cost-benefits, according to Counsel and Care, the national charity getting the best care and support for older people, their families and carers.
www.counselandcare.org.uk.cob-web.org:8888   (389 words)

  
 Help the Aged Club Challenge
There are a staggering 27,500 amateur golfers, a total of 375 UK golf clubs, taking part in The Help the Aged Unisys Club Championship 2000.
The Help the Aged Unisys Club Championship aims to raise £55,000 during the year 2000.
The winner and their partner/friend will be going to : A holiday for 2 to stay at either the Manoir Hotel in Le Touquet or the Hotel Du Parc in Hardelot, the two top golfing resorts in the North of France.
www.amateur-golf.com /events/yeartodate/2000events/helpaged2.html   (418 words)

  
 SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Help the aged
£20m to help baby boomers grow older gracefully
Help the Aged demands rise in winter fuel payments
There will soon be more people aged over 80 than under five
society.guardian.co.uk /longtermcare/comment/0,8146,1067815,00.html   (763 words)

  
 Campaigns & issues - Help the Aged
Help the Aged campaigns against age discrimation, challenges political injustice, and aims to prevent future deprivation in the lives of older people.
We challenge government and institutions wherever older people face discrimination simply because of their age.
The Help the Aged podcast gathers expert comment from our staff and older people themselves.
www.foe.co.uk /_any/java/TemplateControlHttpServlet?template_url=http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/CampaignsNews/AgeDiscrimination/_epostcard.htm&mp_email=hewittph@parliament.uk&mp_prefix=Ms.&mp_forename=Patricia&mp_surname=Hewitt&letter=general&addressee_key=186&clear=false   (223 words)

  
 Help Broadband   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Help Broadband is dedicated to helping the over 50’s get onto
Our customer support team are handpicked for their patience, helpfulness and the fact that they are over 50 too, so they speak your language and definitely won't use any techno babble!!
You are in safe hands with Help Broadband, so come and join us for a better broadband experience.
www.helpbroadband.co.uk   (92 words)

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