The Care & Repair Programme was established by Age Action to carry out minor repairs for older and vulnerable people and to provide a befriending service. The programme is currently delivered directly by Age Action volunteers and staff in Cork, Dublin and Galway. In addition to this some twenty local community entities (or Franchise Partners) work to deliver the service with the support of Age Action throughout the country. This outreach is continuing to be developed.

The vision of the Age Action Care and Repair Programme is to enable older and vulnerable people to remain in their own homes, in their own communities, living as independently as possible, through the improvement of their housing conditions and their level of comfort and security.

To achieve our vision, Care and Repair has developed and provides a range of practical repair and care services for older and vulnerable people. These include:

• Small repairs service
• Home Visiting/Befriending Service
• Trades Referral Service
• Quote Check Service
• Daily Contact Service
• Working with other local voluntary and community groups (Franchise Partners) in establishing a Care & Repair Service in their locality.

HOW DO I ARRANGE TO HAVE A JOB DONE?

LO-CALL: 1890 369 369

Your details will be recorded on the database. You will be contacted to arrange a suitable time to call. All our volunteers will carry official Age Action identification.

HOW DO I GO ABOUT BECOMING A FRANCHISE PARTNER?

LO-CALL: 1890 369 369

Our Care & Repair Programme is expanding nationwide - please click here to view a map of all our Care & Repair Franchise Partner locations and our strategy on Programme Development.