Leadership programme
There is one Leader in each POPP cluster (33 in total). They work seven hours a week, helping to build supportive neighbourhoods so that older people can maintain their independence.
Managed by Help and Care, Leaders work with older people to identify needs within their communities. With this knowledge, they are informed and able to convey to local service providers and decision makers how services can be better developed.
Specifically, their role involves:
- Encouraging and supporting the involvement of older people in the community, including those who are hard to reach and do not traditionally participate in group activities.
- Working with older people to identify their aspirations and community needs.
- Influencing local providers of services in developing and shaping services that are centred on the needs of older people.
- Using local knowledge and experience to identify existing facilities where community resource centres can be established.
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Contact
Contact your local leader
