Age Scotland is the national charity for older people, working to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50. We work to inspire, involve, and empower older people in Scotland, and influence others, so that everyone can make the most of later life.

Our strategic aims:

• Help older people be as well as they can be
• Promote positive views of ageing and later life
• Tackle loneliness and isolation

Our activities:

• Provide information, advice and friendship via our free helpline, friendship line and supporting printed and digital guides
• Support and enable older people’s community groups
• Promote age friendly workplaces and communities
• Deliver health and wellbeing programmes
• Campaign and influence

Our outcomes for older people:

Our vital work across Scotland contributes to older people having a more effective voice, improved health and wellbeing and feeling more independent, secure, connected and included.