Appeal Launched to Stop Older People in Somerset Freezing This Winter

Campaign launched to keep older people in Somerset warm this winter

Somerset Community Foundation launches Surviving Winter appeal to support older people facing fuel poverty. Donate to help fund winter fuel grants…

Appeal launched to stop older people in Somerset freezing this winter

Somerset Community Foundation launches Surviving Winter appeal to support older people facing fuel poverty. Donate to help fund winter fuel grants in Somerset.

Older Americans want to age at home. Their kids are suffering to help them

Older Americans want to age at home. Their kids are suffering to help them. Melissa Rogers, 48, didn't want her mother to live in her home in her final days. Her mom, Alice Jackson, had dementia. Rogers found a memory care facility in Minnesota, where they live, and applied for a senior voucher to…

New Surviving Winter appeal launched to help 1,000 older residents stay warm

Somerset Community Foundation has launched its annual Surviving Winter appeal, aiming to support 1,000 vulnerable older people across the county who are struggling to afford heating this winter. The charity says that despite changes to government policy increasing access to the Winter Fuel Payment, around 10,000 older residents in Somerset remain in fuel poverty—many living alone, with poor health, or in cold, inefficient housing. Justin Sargent…