Who we are
Age is different for everyone, of course, and the challenges and demands are different for everyone, too. At Age UK Berkshire we are many things to many people: a source of advice, information, support, companionship and enjoyment. What we do
We believe that everyone can love later life - we do this by inspiring, supporting and enabling in a number of ways:
To encourage choice and opportunity for older people. To be a direct service provider of high quality services for older people. To ensure that older people are aware of, and have access to, the benefits to which they are entitled. To advocate on behalf of older people. To promote positive attitudes towards older people and ageing. How we do that
We provide support and services that make a real and positive difference to the quality of older people’s lives, including the most vulnerable and isolated. We have been working with local people since June 1950. We first registered as Age Concern Berkshire in 1964. We belong to the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people. In 2010 we changed our name to Age UK Berkshire, having joined the Age UK partnership formed from the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged. We continue to share the same values, standards and overall aim: to help all older people make more of later life. We have over 200 hard-working and dedicated volunteers without whom we could not function. In 2014, we have 50 or so employees, some of whom work part-time. Employees and volunteers undergo an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure & Barring Scheme (which used to be the Criminal Records Bureau) prior to starting work with us. Age UK Berkshire is an independent organisation responsible for its own funds and governance. A Board of Directors oversees the management of the organisation and they are responsible to Age UK Berkshire Members.
