Projects

Garden Buddies Active

Started 2019. Garden Buddies brings older people together young people with challenges in their lives to carry out some modest gardening activities in community gardens.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Flourishing Borders

Started 2016. 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.

Having Different Conversations

Building community-based support with Older People

Started 2014. Outside the Box pulled together over 20 of the main reports that have been published over the past few years to produce a new report about what helps communities to include and support older people.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Getting There

Started 2012 and earlier. A project exploring what self directed support (SDS) means for smaller user-led organisations, bringing together materials and resources, ideas and projects from user led organisations from across Scotland and further afield.

Building Strong Sustainable Organisations

Older People and Alcohol

Started 2015. Raising awareness and practical tips on how to enjoy a drink and stay safe as we get older. Most older people have enjoyed a drink and known how to keep well throughout their adult lives. But as we get older it becomes more tricky to find the best balance.

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Older People and Co Production

Started 2012 and earlier. We worked with groups across Scotland to gather examples of older people getting involved in co-production. We also worked with NDTi to develop resources based on practice that works to help people build in co-production to what they do.

Creating Inclusive Communities