Services for Elders from Ethnic Minorities

		Welcome The Project Seem Partners Contact Latest News USEFUL LINKS Documents Final Results		USEFUL LINKS GENERAL To find out more about Leeds' international activities and its twin cities Dortmund and Lille: www.leeds.gov.uk/internationalrelations NATIONAL LINKS UK Help the Aged works together with older people to campaign, research and develop practical solutions in the field of social services for elders: www.helptheaged.org.uk Age Concern England is an organisation working with and for older people to provide vital local services as well as influencing public opinion and government. www.ageconcern.org.uk Better Government for Older People (BGOP) is a UK-wide partnership which includes the Older People's Advisory Group (OPAG) and BGOP's subscribers, key partners and strategic alliances. BGOP exists to share information and learning, develop partnerships, and influence policy and practice. BGOP has recently carried out a UK-wide study on local government strategies, plans and priorities in the field of Older People from Black and Ethnic Minority Groups. Copies of this report and a summary are available at: www.bgop.org.uk The Policy Research Institute on Ageing and Ethnicity (PRIAE) is an NGO dedicated to improving the quality of life of black and minority ethnic (BME) elders in the UK and in Europe. PRIAE specialises in Income; Health, Social Care and Housing; Quality of Life and Citizenship through Policy, Information, Research Service Developments, Training and Consultancy. It is more than a 'think tank, PRIAE created and manages the 'Minority Elderly Care' (MEC) project - the largest research project in the area in Europe, working in 10 European countries and funded under the EEC 5th Framework Research Programme. www.priae.org Choices for Black Minority Ethnic Carers is a video produced by Leeds City Council Social Services Department, portraying the types of community based and statutory services available, that can and should be accessed by Carers and Service Users from Black Minority Ethnic communities. The producers have received lots of positive feedback about the video. For information on the content of this video, please contact: Ms Kuldeep Bajwa Equality Development Officer (gender) Leeds City Council Social Services Merrion House 2nd Floor East Leeds LS2 8QB UK Tel: +44 113 24 78077 Email: kuldeep.bajwa@leeds.gov.uk To order a copy of the video, please contact Bridget Maguire or Phillip Draper: Bridget Maguire Carers Implementation Manager Social Services Leeds City Council Merrion House 2nd Floor East Leeds LS2 8QB UK Tel: +44 113 22 43991 Fax: +44 113 24 77779 Email: bridget.maguire@leeds.gov.uk Phillip Draper Performance Monitoring Officer (Carers Services) Social Services Leeds City Council Merrion House 2nd Floor East Leeds LS2 8QB UK Tel: +44 113 39 50246 Fax: +44 113 24 77779 Email: phillip.draper@leeds.gov.uk Copies of the video are £5 each plus postage and packing. NATIONAL LINKS GERMANY Aktioncourage is a non-profit organisation which is mainly financed by donations, membership-fees and project-specific funding. The organisation works in the field of combating racism and has recently developed an advice and information point (IKOM: Informations- und Kontaktstelle Migration) for the work with elders from black and ethnic minority groups. The aim is to inform the public about projects, events, literature on this special theme and to develop special training for people working with BME elders in social care. Aktioncourage also publishes a regular newsletter on culturally sensitive services for elders from ethnic minorities in German. If you would like to sign up please go to: www.ikom-bund.de The following link is for a German online resource centre providing information on publications, research projects currently carried out by the organisation "Integration in Germany", and other specialist information on the subjects of migration and integration: www.isoplan.de/aid Detailed information on the role of the German minister with responsibility for integration, examples of good practice and an encyclopaedia on the subjects of migration and integration can be found on the official website for the Office for Integration of the German Government: www.integrationsbeauftragte.de Follow the link below for the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees. The website gives details of legislation on migration in Germany, the development of both language and citizenship courses, and information material currently available for migrants and refugees. (The English language version of this site is currently being revised, but should be available soon): www.bamf.de NATIONAL LINKS SWEDEN Oliven (The Olive) was established in August 2002 as a meeting point for elderly immigrants in Sweden. As well as being a meeting place, the centre provides information, activities and interpretation services for elderly immigrants, and a network for relatives. Oliven is run as a voluntary organisation with some funding from the Gunnared District Council: www.olivens.se EUROPEAN LINKS To find out more about the European Union in general: europa.eu On 16 July 2004, the European Commission produced its First Annual Report on Migration and Integration. Click on the following link to access the full report: europa.eu.int/com_508_en.pdf In November 2004, The European Commission presented its first handbook on the integration of immigrants, Handbook on Integration for policy makers and practitioners. The handbook contains best practices and lessons learned from the twenty-five member states of the European Union in the following areas: introduction courses for newly arrived immigrants and recognised refugees, civic participation, and indicators. The aim of the handbook is to promote co-operation at the European level on integration by facilitating the exchange of experience and information. It is targeted at policy-makers and practitioners at the local, regional, national and EU level. The Bertelsmann Foundation has produced a CD ROM entitled Managing Integration: The European Union's Responsibilities Towards Immigrants. Free copies of this CD ROM can be obtained by contacting: Annette Heuser Bertelsmann Siftung Résidence Palace - Bloc C - 3ème Et. Rue de la Loi, 155 B-1040 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 280 28 30