Cambridgeshire and Peterborough carers magazine issue 20 – September-November 2020
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough carers magazine issue 20.
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Grants available for young adult carers – apply now
We are pleased to offer support grants available of up to £100 to young carers/young adult carers (with priority being given to those aged 16-25), from across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk. The Aspirations Fund has been launched with the aim of increasing access to employment, education, training opportunities and helping provide support for mental health. […]
Read more...Comments welcome on Healthwatch’s new easy read report on plans for next five years
People who use health and care services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being invited to read the new easy read report and give their comments. The report spells out its big five issues for 2020-2025 which include mental health and making sure everyone has a say when local services change. Please check the report and […]
Read more...Making a difference to young carers this Christmas
We have been delighted by all of the donations so far to the Christmas giving tree at Harris & Hoole Café in Tesco Huntingdon on Abbots Ripton Road. The giving tree has been kindly set up to collect donated items for our young carers to make their own Christmas hampers this festive season. We are […]
Read more...Halifax bring Christmas cheer to young carers
A big thank you to Halifax Building Society, Peterborough and Stamford branches, who made Caring Together their charity of the year. We were pleased to collect three large crates worth of delicious chocolate selection boxes for our young carers last week. If you are an organisation and fancy putting us forward to be charity of […]
Read more...Feeling festive with our family carers hubs!
Crafty Christmas card making to start the festive season has been happening at our local hubs around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. At Caring Together, our family carers hubs in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough provide opportunities for carers to access a range of community based help and support. Hub activities include social groups, training and wellbeing support for […]
Read more...Grants available for young carers – apply now
We are pleased to offer support grants for young carers aged 15 and under across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, to be able to access similar opportunities to those of their peers. The Explore More! programme is made possible thanks to funding from the Pears Foundation, provided by Carers Trust to Caring Together to enable us […]
Read more...Awareness stands at local surgeries
Our awareness team will be attending a number of Octagon Medical Practices in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire to promote the work we are doing to support carers in the community and giving out helpful information about where carers can access support. See below for a list of upcoming events: Thursday 17 Oct, 10am-12pm at Park Medical Centre, […]
Read more...After Umbrage visits Peterborough Family Carers Hub
After Umbrage visited our Family Carers Hub at Lapwing Appartments, Peterborough on 5 July 2018. After Umbrage offer carers a passport to look after themselves with a free holiday break and in return, they give frank and honest insights into their lives and challenges as carers. Read the full article.
Read more...Celebrating our Fantastic Carers and those who support them
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Pride in Our Carers Awards 2017 The dedication and inspirational devotion of unpaid family carers and organisations that support them have been honoured in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Pride in Our Carers Awards 2017. The awards were presented yesterday (13 June) at a celebratory Sharing the Caring event in Cambridge, held jointly […]
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