Valuing Older People (VOP)

Age Concern - national charity working with and for older people - http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/, for Age Concern Manchester go to http://www.silverservice.org.uk/

Care & Repair - aiming to improve the housing and living conditions of older people and disabled people - http://www.careandrepair-england.org.uk/

Centre for Intergenerational Practice - aims to support the development of intergenerational practice throughout the UK and to promote an understanding of the potential of intergenerational approaches to address social issues - http://www.centreforip.org.uk/default.aspx?page=829

Manchester Joint Health Unit - focuses on strategic planning and partnership working for health improvement and tackling health inequalities in Manchester  - http://www.manchester.gov.uk/health/jhu

Manchester Primary Care Trust - NHS information for Manchester - http://www.manchesterpct.nhs.uk/

New Dynamics of Ageing - information about the Community Action in Later Life Manchester Engagement (CALLME) research being conducted by Keele University in partnership with VOP - http://www.keele.ac.uk/research/lcs/csg/callme/index.htm

The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) - aim to promote an effect job market that serves the needs of people in mid and later life, employers and the economy - http://www.taen.org.uk/