Advocacy in Barnet works to champion the rights of each person aged 50 or over to be at the centre of their care and to challenge poor and discriminatory practice. For many older people, the need to use community or health services is new territory. Unfamiliarity and lack of information can leave you feeling unable to deal with situations you find yourself in, often when at your most vulnerable. Over the past twenty years, we have repeatedly seen the difference that having a voice can make. It makes the difference between being in control, having rights that are respected and living life to the full, and being ignored. We are free, independent and confidential and recruit and train volunteers from the local community able to offer a service in community languages.