Europe T oday's generation of pensioners are the people who built the nation's prosperity, and fought for their country. Too often, however, older people are marginalised and excluded, forced to live in poverty without an adequate income and without many essential services. Strathclyde Elderly Forum believes that every older person is entitled to a secure, dignified and independent retirement, and is committed to lobbying to ensure that this is the case. Service providers and decision makers need to be informed about the needs and views of older people, and Strathclyde Elderly Forum is committed to ensuring that happens by giving older people a voice, and making sure that voice is heard. Strathclyde Elderly Forum also recognises that it is essential to promote positive images of older people, and to challenge destructive ageist stereotypes.
Older people are a vibrant, productive, valuable asset to society.
Empowering - older people to speak out on their own behalf. Campaigning - for better rights, services, facilities for older people. Strathclyde Elderly Forum is made up of, and supports, an extensive network of local forums across the 12 local authorities in the Strathclyde area. The organisation is also developing district elderly forums in many areas. Local forums campaign on issues affecting their own communities but come together as Strathclyde Elderly Forum to share information and ideas, and to campaign on wider issues.