Food & Health Alliance

The charity's vision is of a Scotland and a world where older people flourish as valued and equal citizens. They aim to help all older people present a strong and effective voice and to reduce the challenges for those facing serious and multiple disadvantages as they grow older.

The main priorities for the new charity are to:

• Provide support, development and engagement opportunities for older people's member groups and potential member groups
• Provide and support opportunities for older people's groups and member groups to participate in the wider work of Age Concern and Help the Aged in Scotland
• Provide relevant high quality information direct to older people and to organisations providing information to older people.
• Be the knowledge based authoritative source for social and public policy on issues affecting older people and to campaign with and for older people to reduce inequalities and disadvantage in Scotland and internationally.
• Build and sustain research and policy development links with academic institutions, research centres and networks to become a focal point for knowledge transfer on older people's issues and population ageing.
• Support the development of an international dimension to the charity's work in Scotland, including stronger relationships with Help Age International.