Outside the Box supports people to make their communities work better

Rural Wisdom

Many older people in the UK live in rural communities. There are places where people are developing cities that work well for older people. This project is bringing people together to develop rural communities that work well for us all as we get older.

Flourishing Borders

We are working with local community groups and other partners across Scottish Borders to raise awareness about how older people and manage their mental health and wellbeing.

Changing senses. Peer support for people living with dementia

We are developing a peer-to-peer resource for people living with dementia who find that their sense of taste and/or smell is changing. Agnes Houston came up with the idea and it builds on the 'Dementia and Sensory Challenges' booklet that she produced last year (see below to download a copy). Outside the Box is working alongside Agnes on this project, which is funded by Life Changes Trust.

Money Owls

Money Owls is a project about increasing older people’s confidence to deal with their own money matters. We want to do this by building a team of volunteers to raise awareness amongst older people around money and money issues. Older people have told us they would like better and clearer information about money, managing money and where to get help and advice.