About Us
50Plus East is a website dedicated to the needs of people over 50 in the six counties of the East of England: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire,
The website was conceived, created and is supported by a group of organisations working for and with older people across the Eastern region.
The founding members are:
EROPAG, the Eastern Region Older People's Advisory Group
EROPAG is part of the Better Government for Older People organisation which is all about older people being engaged, as valued citizens, in all areas of public life - contributing to service planning, delivery and evaluation, and to their wider communities.
Age Concern East
Age Concern East is a network of local Age Concern charities. It works with and for senior citizens across the Eastern region to make life a fulfilling experience, regardless of personal circumstances. In particular it focuses on: services and support; public education and social advocacy; innovation and research; and partnership and co-operation.
GO-East, Government Office for the East ofGO-East joins-up the work of ten central government departments across the East of England, and feeds back the region's views and unique needs to
www.goeast.gov.uk
Future East
Future East, the regional forum on ageing, aims to enable a strategic and joined-up approach to promoting and implementing change for the benefit of older people. It was established in autumn 2004 and is a partnership of regional public, private and voluntary organisations.
www.futureeast.org.uk
CSIP, Care Services Improvement Partnership
The Care Services Improvement Partnership supports positive changes in care services and in the wellbeing of vulnerable people with health and social care needs.