# Age Concern and Help the Aged in merger consultation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/05/20/age-concern-and-help-aged-merger-consultation/
- Published: 2008-05-20T08:14:07+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Help the Aged and Age Concern England have entered an extensive consultation process
with their partners with a view to merging and creating a new organisation.

A final decision will be made in September and decisions about a name, organisational
priorities and other issues connected to the creation of a new charity will be made
over the next few months.

Both charities are seeking support and positive feedback from partners, friends 
and allies. Those affected include 353 Age Concerns in England, Help Age International
and the independent Age Concern organisations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Age Concern England chair Catherine McLoughlin said: “Spending time and energy operating
separately no longer makes sense. Instead we intend to pool our talents and resources
to ensure older people’s needs receive the even greater focus they deserve.”

Jo Connell, chair of Help the aged said there had never been “a greater need or 
a more compelling reason for such an organisation.”

“The demands of an ageing society mean that this in-principle decision – which has
been taken collaboratively and in partnership – is the right one for older people
today and tomorrow. There is an urgent need to protect the human rights of older
people as well as ensuring that our ageing society recognises the enormous contribution
they make.”

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