We at Caring Together Charity believe no unpaid care should be in crisis, isolated or struggling alone. As well as providing support for unpaid carers, we raise awareness of the role of unpaid carers, and the support that unpaid carers need. It is essential these needs and the situations unpaid carers face are understood – […]

Care professional Kerry Giles-Brown is celebrating 30 years of helping people through her work with Caring Together Charity. Caring Together Charity’s chief executive and some of the families she has supported have spoken of how much we all value the role she has played. At a time when there is a social care recruitment crisis, […]

Unpaid carers living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being invited to complete an anonymous survey about their experiences of domestic abuse, and how support and services can be improved for survivors. The survey is also open to unpaid carers in the county who have not experienced domestic abuse, who would like to share their thoughts […]

Three local charities, Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Care Network Cambridgeshire and Caring Together are bringing together their expertise to support more people to leave hospital safely, aid independence, and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and re-admissions. The new partners met on Friday 9 June 2023 to officially launch the Voluntary Sector Alliance – the first […]

We would like to say a big thank you to each of you who has joined with us to help raise awareness of unpaid carers, and the importance of them getting the support they need. Here is just some of how different people have been involved in what we have been doing this Carers Week. […]

Caring Together has a Carer Council so that the voice of carers is heard throughout the work of Caring Together, and elsewhere. We want to update you on what was covered at the Council’s most recent meeting. If you want to find out more about our Carer Council, including if you would be interested in […]

As part of the support we have available for unpaid carers, we currently have free counselling support on offer in both central Cambridge and in St Ives. If you are interested in this and would like to be considered for this support you can contact us at [email protected] or by calling us on 0345 241 […]

If you are in the Huntingdonshire area, Connecting Carers offers you the opportunity to connect with another carer or carers, to have social interaction, and to give mutual support and companionship. You can choose whether you would like to be introduced to another carer for a one-to-one relationship or to be part of a group. […]

Unpaid carers who are combining employment and looking after someone are going to have the legal right to carers leave for the very first time. Last night the Carer’s Leave Bill received Royal Assent meaning it will become law for employers in England, Scotland and Wales to provide five days of carer’s leave each year. […]

One of the impacts of looking after someone can be that unpaid carers feel lonely or isolated. And people being cared for can also experience loneliness or isolation. Imperial College London is doing a study to help identify ways to tackle social isolation and loneliness in the community setting. You can take part in a […]