Caring Together is committed to providing and sharing support for carers in the community and we welcome online training available for carers. Promas Online is an online platform providing training and support to help carers deal with the challenges they face. Whether it’s managing stress, finding coping strategies, understanding dementia, caring for yourself or caring […]
Read more...We are doing a range of work to help us, and others, understand the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) carers of all ages. As well as our own survey which is available here (and you can click here to find out more) we are also working with Dr Kate Blake-Holmes to understand the impact on young […]
Read more...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...The government has issued information on the closure of educational settings due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The information is for parents and carers of children at registered childcare providers (including nurseries and childminders), primary and secondary schools and further education colleges. This is for both state-funded and independent schools. Please see official information here […]
Read more...Cambridgeshire and Peterborough carers magazine issue 18.
Read more...Young Carers Awareness Day on Thursday 30 January sees a free resource becoming available to help infant schools identify and support young carers, who can be as young as four years old. The resource is based on the story of the lives of three children – Jamila, Harry and Sarah – who have experiences that […]
Read more...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...The University of East Anglia outreach team are holding a day where young carers and young adult carers can go along to find out about life at the university. Whether you are already keen to go to university or just want to find out more this event is suitable for you. Taking place on Tuesday […]
Read more...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...We are delighted to announce Harris & Hoole Café at Tesco Huntingdon on Abbots Ripton Road, have kindly set up a Christmas giving tree to collect donated items for our young carers to make their own Christmas hampers. There are suggested gift ideas on signs in the café that people can then buy and drop […]
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