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Senior’s Mentoring and Volunteering Center

Senior’s Mentoring and Volunteering Center

Summary

The idea behind the creation of the Senior’s Volunteering Center was for senior citizens to support other senior citizens, especially the ones with special needs. Members of the center take active part in events hosted by the city, including the Senior Citizen Day.

Key facts

Main target group: Older people with chronic health conditions or disability

Sector(s): Other

Desired outcome for older people:
Build and maintain relationships

Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Ageism
  • Ageing in place
  • Inclusion
  • Participation

Contact details

Name: MICHAŁ WINNICKI

Email address: m.winnicki@um.stargard.pl

Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Local authorities

Others involved in the project:
  • Civil Society Organisation
  • Older People’s Association

Older people’s involvement: Older people were involved in the age-friendly practice at multiple or all stages

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: No

Do you plan to evaluate your age-friendly practice? Yes

Feedback:
The project helped to actively engage seniors and spread the idea of volunteering.

Looking back

Challenges:
The biggest challenge was finding people willing to engage in voluntary work.