Age UK East London provides trained advocates to support older people in expressing choices about matters affecting their everyday lives.

What is Advocacy?

Advocacy seeks to ensure that people are able to:

• Have their voice heard on issues that are important to them.
• Defend and safeguard their rights.
• Have their views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives.

What our Advocates will do for you?

Independent advocates support you to make your own decisions and be involved in discussions about the things that are important to you. 

An advocate can support you to speak up, or they might speak up on your behalf if you need them to.

An advocate can help you to:

• Understand what is happening;
• Understand information;
• Understand your options and make decisions;
• Tell people what you want;
• Make sure your rights are respected;
• Challenge decisions that have been made about you if you don’t agree with them.