In 2019, ALONE was supporting just over 5,000 older people. That figure has since grown exponentially to 15,000 in just 12 months. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in March this year, ALONE had received over 37,000 calls from older people to their National Support Line.

For many older people, Christmas can be a particularly difficult time of year, made more challenging this year due to the pandemic. Consequently, ALONE will continue to provide callers with tailored support plans. Assisting older people across a range of issues such as health, social care, housing, transport and other arising needs using technology and activities to improve physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.

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Edith Kopetz

Helping one little girl with $5 in her pocket, Bob Pierce started World Vision in 1950. Since then, the organization has made every penny count in its fight against child poverty around the world.

Today, World Vision is helping more than 3.5 million children and their families in nearly 100 countries.

Whether it is education, health, gender equality or access to food and clean water: The organization works closely with local communities to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice. It seeks solutions to change the future for children and next generations. In 2019, World Vision assisted 20.1 million disaster survivors, refugees, and internally displaced people, helped provide access to clean water for 3.3 million people and impacted 1.4 million jobs. 

Learn more about how $5 in 1950 has helped make the world a better place and how you can spread joy to children around the world today.

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Edith Kopetz