Wymondham High Academy has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their work to identify and support young carers. Wymondham High teacher, Ms Sparrow, said: “We were keen to renew our Carer Friendly Tick Award to show that we have continued to work hard to maintain and improve the support available for our […]
Read more...A research team from Deakin University, Australia, are looking for people who have had a stroke for a research study that identifies carers’ needs and experiences in supporting people how have had a stroke and their technological knowledge. They would like to identify the needs of carers, including in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, and to […]
Read more...At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for adult carers. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we have carried on giving carers a range of ways to meet together and ensure that they are able to stay in contact with people in ways that work for them. As well as digital group meetings we also […]
Read more...At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for young carers and young adult carers. These include sessions where you can socialise and get to know other carers who are your age, have some fun, develop new skills and make contributions to ‘carer voice’ work – your chance to raise awareness of carers and […]
Read more...We know that the easing of lockdown and restrictions may be really good news for lots of young adult carers, but we also know that it might cause some to be anxious. Colleges and universities are re-opening, you may have changes at work and other areas of life are opening up. So, we are putting […]
Read more...Growing up with a disabled brother or sister can be a complicated and challenging experience, particularly during the time of the coronavirus pandemic – you are not alone. The charity Sibs are asking for adult sibling carers to have their say on the impact the pandemic has had, which will help support shape their services. […]
Read more...Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Communities, in recognition of their work to identify and support young carers. Manager Terry, for Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers, said: “We applied for the tick award to enable us to demonstrate that we have young/young adult carers at the […]
Read more...To mark one year since the first national lockdown was announced, a day of reflection has been created to allow us time to pause and acknowledge what we have lost and what we have found throughout this past year. The National Day of Reflection is a day where we remember those we’ve lost. Caring Together […]
Read more...Sir Ed Davey MP has set an Early Day Motion (EDM) for Young Carers Action Day. Please ask your MPs for your service, and/or your own MP, to sign the motion. MPs can sign anytime, including on or after Young Carers Action Day. If the MP cannot or will not sign the EDM, they can […]
Read more...Raymond Lanham has praised the free support available from Caring Together in helping him get to his first Coronavirus vaccination We helped Raymond, from Ormesby Norfolk, travel to his appointment, he said he would have struggled to make the appointment on his own due to his mobility issues. We are providing free support for people looking […]
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