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How is GFL organised?StaffThe Go for Life team is part of Age & Opportunity. There is a Manager, Administrator and Senior Training and Education Officer (all part-time). PartnersThe overall approach of Go for Life is to work in partnership with other organisations and stakeholders. Age & Opportunity’s main partners are the Health Promotion Departments in each of the HSE Administrative Areas and the Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs). Through these partners, Go for Life accesses people in older person’s groups, and community groups. FundingGo for Life is an Age & Opportunity initiative funded by the Irish Sports Council. HistoryThe Go for Life programme was established by Age & Opportunity in 1994 with a budget allocation from the Irish Sports Council (ISC). Go for Life has grown significantly to what it is today through the allocation of ISC grant aid. Go for Life has developed four elements to its programme:
The Leadership Programme aims to promote greater participation by independent older people in all aspects of health-enhancing physical activity and recreational sports. The Targeted Initiatives promote greater participation by dependent or disadvantaged older people. The Grant Scheme assists local clubs and organisations for older people to increase physical activity opportunities. The Physical Activity Awareness Programme aims to increase older people’s awareness of the benefits of an active lifestyle and of the wide range of opportunities for involvement in active living and recreational sport. CommitteeGo for Life has a dedicated Steering Committee whose primary role is to provide a decision making forum for the planning and management of Go for Life activities. The Committee is authorised by the Board of Age & Opportunity to manage and oversee the work programme agreed with the Irish Sports Council. Members of the Steering Committee, as of September 2008, are:
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Home is a special place for most of us. Older & Bolder’s campaign MAKE HOME WORK highlights the obstacles faced by people – older people, people with chronic illnesses, people with disabilities - who want to live well at home and who need support to do so. 
Minister Ring announces recipients of Go for Life National Grant Scheme, funded by the Irish Sports Council for Age & Opportunity's Go for Life programme. A total of 906 older groups nationwide will share a sports allocation of €300,000.
The HSE, the Irish Sports Council and the Department of Health, with the help of organisations like Go for Life, has just launched the Get Ireland Active website. Use the interactive map on the site to find out where Go for Life sessions are happening across the country. C'mon, let's get Ireland active!
Over 1,000 older volunteers from across Ireland joined Minister Michael Ring TD in the Helix in Dublin to celebrate Go for Life's ten years as a national programme.
Age & Opportunity
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Telephone: +353 (0)1 805 7709 Email info@ageandopportunity.ie