Age Connects Cardiff and & Vale (ACCV) has been involved in providing an advocacy service since 1994 and has vast experience offering a range of stimulating and interesting volunteer opportunities, so we are very excited to have been chosen as the only provider in Wales to be part of the Cancer, Older People and Advocacy project covering Cardiff and & the Vale. Our aim is to help resolve issues or difficulties, cancer related or not, to improve quality of life.
It has been a very busy couple of months recruiting and setting up the project. We aim to roll out our first training session at the end of August 2014 so we have been conscious not to advertise our project too quickly yet we have already received 4 referrals which our independent advocate has made contact with. Our volunteer coordinator has received interest from 3 very good potential Peer Cancer Support Advocates.
The team went up to Staffordshire for the day in May, to meet with the Beth Johnston Foundation, who are our mentors. They have been a great source of support and information. And the team also signed up to the first webinar in June, facilitated by Macmillan Cancer Support nationally. The session was a success and lead to some very useful contacts.
Phil Vining, Manager, Cancer, Older People and Advocacy, Age Connects Cardiff & the Vale
We have started to slowly raise awareness of our project by meeting with our regional Macmillan team, who have been excellent in providing us with useful contacts.
Phil Vining, Manager, Cancer, Older People’s Advocacy Project, Age Connects Cardiff & the Vale
Older People Living with Cancer 