Age Alliance Wales Members

Shown below are the 18 member organisations of the Alliance with a brief synopsis about them. For further information and details about any of these organisations, just click on the highlighted name to go straight to their website.

	Age Cymru is the new force combining Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales. We are dedicated to improving the lives of all older people. We work in partnership with local Age Concerns.
	Alzheimer's Society Wales - A care and research charity for people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their families and carers.
	Arthritis Care Wales - Offers a wide range of services aimed at providing support and information to everyone with arthritis.
	Care and Repair Cymru - A network of agencies which work to help older and disabled owner-occupiers to remain in their own homes, in their own communities, living as independently as possible, through providing information about choices that can improve safety, security, comfort, and convenience.
	Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems.
	Carers Wales - Enables access to all areas for carers through campaigns, information and advice and a supporting network of branches and groups.
	Community Service Volunteers - (The Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme). Aims to reduce the exclusion of older people by introducing them to volunteering in the belief that everyone has something to offer.
	Contact the Elderly - Aims to relieve the loneliness and isolation of older people living alone with limited support from family, friends and statutory services, by organising free, regular Sunday afternoon tea parties.
	Carers Trust Wales - Promotes, offers and delivers high quality services for carers and people with care needs.
	Cruse Cymru - Provides counselling, information and social support to anyone who has been bereaved by death. Also offers training support, information and publications to those working to care for bereaved people.
	Disability Wales - The national association of disabled people's organisations striving to achieve the rights, equality and independence of disabled people in Wales.
	NIACE Dysgu Cymru (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education) - Advocates on behalf of adult leaners and providers, with a particlar focus on those who are least skilled and most disadvantaged.
	Prime Cymru -  A member of HRH The Prince of Wales’ group of charities.  PRIME Cymru provides support and advice throughout every county in Wales to economically inactive people over 50 helping them to return to economic activity through self-employment, employment, training and volunteering as a stepping stone to more formal economic activity.
	RNIB Cymru (Royal National Institute of Blind People) - Working for the social inclusion of visually impared people by campaigning and delivery of related services.
	Action On Hearing Loss - Action on Hearing Loss is the charity working for a world where hearing loss doesn't limit or label people, where tinnitus is silenced – and where people value and look after their hearing.  For further information, or to become a member, visit www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk, contact the Action on Hearing Loss Information Line on 0808 808 0123 (freephone) or 0808 808 9000 (textphone) or email: informationline@hearingloss.org.uk
	Stroke Association - Provision of support to people who have had strokes, their families and their carers.
	Deafblind Cymru - For deafblind people and those who support them.
	RVS Cymru - wants a world where every older person has the opportunity and choice to get more out of live.  We will enable older people to get more out of life by delivering practical support through the power of volunteering.