The new grant looks to support care initiatives that improve life for older people in a way that recognises specifically the importance to them of being vegan or vegetarian.
Dr Barbara Sharp, chair of the Vegetarian for Life board, said: “Being vegan or vegetarian is much more than a dietary choice – it is often core to an older person’s ethical, spiritual and philosophical beliefs. Many things across a person’s lifespan will have influenced such personal choices and practices. These decisions are an important aspect of personal identity and integral to a good quality of life when you are vegan or vegetarian.”
Applications must be from a care setting that provides support to one or more older people who are vegan or vegetarian. VfL would especially welcome applications that demonstrate engagement between the older persons care staff with families or the wider community.
Grants of up to £1,000 could be awarded on a rolling programme to applicants judged to have submitted the best proposals to enhance the lives of older vegans or vegetarians. For more information, visit here.