ALONE is a national charity that supports vulnerable older people to age at home.  We work with those who have experiences with poverty, social isolation, and poor health, lack of services, homelessness or poor housing.  Some older people face challenges and lack of services as they age and in ALONE we work to solve these issues to ensure the older person can remain living in the community for as long as possible.  We are an independent organisation and receives no government funding for the day to day running of our services.  We have 250 active volunteers that are trained and supported by professional.  All our services are quality approved ensuring we are high value and low cost.  100% of all donations goes directly to providing services to vulnerable older people.

 Support Coordination Service

ALONE's Support Coordination service works with older people who are in crisis situations and need extra support to age at home.  Professional staff work with the older person to assess their immediate situation and when necessary link them in with the relevant services in the community.  Staff maintain contact with the older person as required to ensure long term solutions have been achieved.

 Befriending Service

ALONE's Befriending Service provides companionship to older people who are socially isolated through a weekly volunteer visit.  Volunteers provide support with practical tasks and basic advocacy.  The Befriending Service is designed to alleviate the negative impacts loneliness has on mental and physical health.  All ALONE volunteers are trained and supported by professional staff.  If the older person's needs change, staff coordinate the additional supports the older person needs to allow them to remain living at home.

Supportive Housing Service

ALONE's Supportive Housing Service provides homes to older people are who homeless or at risk of homelessness and need a level of support.  Our Support Coordinators work with each resident to ensure they have the relevant services they need to live independently.  The level of support an older person receives is based on their changing needs.  Every ALONE home is age friendly and is maintained to a high standard. 

Campaigns for Change

ALONE's Campaigns for Change are designed to tell the truth about the challenges some older people face.  We work directly with older people in need, meaning that all our campaigns represent the real situations facing the older people we work with.  As well as highlighting issues, our campaigns are also designed to make real changes at an individual, local and political level.