Age Concern Teesside Mission Statement

'Enabling older people to improve their lifestyle'

What does this mean?

Firstly, to Age Concern Teesside 'older people' are anyone over the age of 50. We recognise that early retirement is a feature of life today, which with an expectation of a longer lifespan on a reduced income and a smaller social network can lead to difficulties.

We therefore aim to 'improve lifestyles' by

• Assisting in claiming rightful entitlements to a range of benefits, thus promoting financial security and stability
• Campaigning and lobbying on a range of issues of interest to older people
• Providing the opportunity to broaden social networks, meet new people and try something different
• Promoting healthy living