Amazing work... 😍
Monday is quiz day ; Tuesday brings darts and bowls. Nail-painting is promised for Wednesday; while Thursday and Friday include sing-songs and ‘a trip down memory lane’.
Established in 1948 as Glasgow Old People’s Welfare Association , it recognised a need to tackle loneliness in the city’s older population. For 38 years, it was run by legendary activistIt now supports around 2500 people each year through befriending, digital and welfare services and weekly clubs, and employs 36 staff. Tackling loneliness, especially in the wake of the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, remains at the heart of its work.
Lynn smiles: “That’s stuck with me forever. Whatever the situation, you’re there to find something to help that person.” “They don’t want hand-outs, as they see it, and I spend a lot of time explaining benefits to them, helping them understand this is something that can help them.”Lynn, from Cardonald, adds: “We get a lot of referrals from other organisations now – they are all very aware of us, we have been here so long. Even housing associations have welfare officers now, they understand that kind of help and support is needed.
Lynn, 58, who is gran to Bonnie, four, and two-year-old Ollie, smiles: “I love helping older people, they are our most treasured possession. I love my job.”
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