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Leeds Older People’s Forum has a membership of over 120 voluntary sector organisations working with older people across Leeds, including the Neighbourhood Network Schemes. The Forum supports its members and ensures the voluntary sector is involved in planning, developing and managing services for older people in Leeds.

Membership of the Forum

Membership is open to Voluntary Organisations who are working with Older People.

What are the benefits of Membership?

Be Informed: you will receive a mail out every month which contains press cuttings, courses, information about local and national policies and practices, as well as forum business

Network: you will be able to meet other people who also work with and for older people

Have a say: you will be able to attend full forum meetings four times a year and attend additional meetings to discuss other issues e.g. Libraries, Housing, etc and to discuss forum responses to major issues

What does it cost?

The annual membership subscription, payable April - March, is:

£15 for organisations with a paid worker

£7.50 for organisations without a paid worker

If you would like to join the forum or would like more information, please contact the forum manager; Melanie Ndzinga. Please use the contact details on the Contact Us page. If you would like to become a member please complete and return the following downloadable form

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LATEST

Mentoring Survey Report

Your views wanted!

Earlier this year a number of the Neighbourhood Network organisations responded to a survey about models of support which they currently use or have used in the past. The survey was part of the Leeds LinkAge Plus Capacity Building work and the hope is that it might inform future plans for support for organisations working with older people across Leeds.

The report is a summary of the information from the surveys which were returned.

Bearing in mind that support for Neighbourhood Network schemes and other organisations is crucial at this time, we are inviting your comments on the report and suggestions about how this need might be met.

Click here to view the Report

Click here to comments on the Report

If you would prefer to send comments by post, the address is: Jayne Learoyd, Leeds Older People’s Forum, 60 Upper Basinghall Street, Leeds, LS1 5HR

International Day of Older Persons 2008

This year, the International Day of Older Persons will be celebrated with a

week of community events starting on the 6th October 2008 - 10th October

2008. This year is I.D.O.P.'S 10th Birthday in Leeds!

Around this week, there will also be an 'Older People's Week' at the All

Being Well stall at Kirkgate Market - for more information, or to register

an interest in advertising your community group at the stall contact Caroline Starkey