Is Abbeyfield a large multi-national corporation?
No, each Abbeyfield House is locally owned and operated. However, by following the Abbeyfield concept, each house becomes part of the roundtable not-for-profit organization Abbeyfield International. In 1988, Abbeyfield International was incorporated as a registered charity in Great Britain. The aim of Abbeyfield International is to propagate and develop the Abbeyfield concept of care worldwide, encouraging the establishment and development of national, regional and local Abbeyfield Societies. While Abbeyfield International does not provide financial support to individual societies, it does offer advice and information based on the experience of Abbeyfields worldwide. The General Secretary, Peter Newbury works closely with new contacts, to ensure a new project is firmly established through correspondence, supplying publications, and introductions to service clubs such as Rotary and Lions that might assist locally. Currently there is one Abbeyfield House in the United States, in Brookfie
No, each Abbeyfield House is locally owned and operated. However, by following the Abbeyfield concept, each house becomes part of the roundtable not-for-profit organization Abbeyfield International. In 1988, Abbeyfield International was incorporated as a registered charity in Great Britain. The aim of Abbeyfield International is to propagate and develop the Abbeyfield concept of care worldwide, encouraging the establishment and development of national, regional and local Abbeyfield Societies. While Abbeyfield International does not provide financial support to individual societies, it does offer advice and information based on the experience of Abbeyfields worldwide. The General Secretary, Peter Newbury works closely with new contacts, to ensure a new project is firmly established through correspondence, supplying publications, and introductions to service clubs such as Rotary and Lions that might assist locally.
