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Upcoming activities for young carers and young adult carers

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 […]

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Upcoming activities for adult carers

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 […]

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How being a care worker makes a difference – David explains his role

At Caring Together we are extremely proud of the homecare service we offer and the way our staff provide such a valued service to so many families. We spoken to one of our team, David, about how much he values his role, and sees the impact it has on others, “I’ve always had an interest in […]

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Disability Huntingdonshire awarded Carer Friendly Tick

Disability Huntingdonshire (DISH) has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Employers, in recognition of their work to identify and support carers. Tracy Hyland, chief executive officer at Disability Huntingdonshire, said: “As an organisation, our staff team is predominately people who have or have had direct caring responsibilities. We applied for the Carer […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – supporting our staff

This week is Mental Health Awareness week and at Caring Together, we know how important it is for our staff that they that they take time and prioritise their wellbeing. We’ve got a whole range of different activities going on for staff and volunteers, encouraging them to take time out for themselves this week. Listen […]

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Martham Academy and Nursery awarded Carer Friendly Tick

Martham Academy and Nursery has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their work to identify and support young carers. Family Support Worker at Martham Academy and Nursery, Julie Beales said: “At Martham Academy we recognise the important role of the Young Carers and wanted to support them and embrace […]

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Upcoming activities for adult carers

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 […]

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Upcoming activities for young carers and young adult carers

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 […]

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How we are helping schools identify and support young carers 

COVID-19 restrictions have had an impact on schools and young carers. But throughout the pandemic we have continued to work with schools to ensure they can identify pupils, who can be as young as five, who are young carers.  This has included continuing to deliver Primary School ‘bubble’ assemblies (adhering to all government guidelines) using […]

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