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Introducing Project 360° Heather Ferguson Project Manager 12 June 2018
Project 360° is funded by the Aged Veterans Fund initiated by the Chancellor using LIBOR money. Age Cymru is a registered charity Company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales
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Today’s presentation Project 360°? Aim Activities Support from you
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What is Project 360°?
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What is Project 360 ° ? Partnership project between: Age Cymru
Woody’s Lodge Age Alliance Wales Wales wide until March 2020 Supporting older military veterans, aged 65 or over Funded by Aged Veterans Fund
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Staff members Project Manager – Heather Ferguson
Partnership Officer (South Wales) - Helen Shaw Partnership Officer (North Wales) - Steve Boswell
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Project partners
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Woody’s Lodge www.woodyslodge.org
Established day centre currently based in Sully All ages of veterans and emergency services Primarily offer veterans space and time to be themselves
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Why older veterans?
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Why older veterans… Estimated 124,000 older veterans in Wales
Lack of current data Unique experiences and needs of veterans
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What is our aim?
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Project aim The overall aim of Project 360° is to improve all round support for older military veterans across Wales, whilst ensuring that they are kept at the heart of the process.
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How will we do this?
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Project activity Internal mapping of Age Alliance Wales services
Engagement with older veterans across Wales Allocation of internal grant funding Support development of Woody’s Lodge Work with armed forces charities, Armed Forces Champions and other organisations
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What are we hoping to achieve?
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Outcomes for Project 360 ° ? Increase access to Age Alliance Wales services Improved flow of information, and partnership working Sustainability for Woody’s Lodge Improvement of targeting and planning Add to existing research in Wales Improve quality of life for older military veterans
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Progress to date
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Work to date - AAW Age Alliance Wales internal mapping
AAW service mapping Older veteran engagement
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Veteran engagement Keeping veteran’s, and those that support them, at the heart of the service development. Key tool is a questionnaire to cover all the areas we need to discuss with veterans.
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How you can support us...
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We need your support... Can we please ask for your help to:
Spread the word about the project Help us identify older veterans, or those that support them to take part in our work Help us identify groups or organisations for us to talk to about our work
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Contact details: Telephone: Website:
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