Category Archives: young carers
More than 2600 carers will benefit from £1m of funding for short breaks
Carers to benefit from £1m of government funding to pay for short breaks
More than 2600 carers will benefit from £1m of funding for short breaks, the Scottish Government has announced.
The latest round of cash from the Creative Breaks programme will support in excess of 60 projects, giving carers the chance to enjoy activities such as residential weekend stays and daytime breaks.
The more than 190 projects supporting about 9000 carers have benefited from funding for short breaks in the past.
Public health minister Michael Matheson said there were “considerable pressures on adult and young carers” and it was important the government supported them.
Countywide carers support service to be set up in West Sussex
Countywide carers support service to be set up in West SussexWEST Sussex County Council is preparing to enhance its support services for people who provide care and support for an adult in their family.
It is advertising a three-year £1.4million contract for its direct access countywide service, available to all carers of adults, from April 1, 2013.
This will replace the current Carers Support Services Partnership, run by three local charities.
The service has helped carers to maintain their own health and wellbeing, in delivering short breaks for carers and in providing training and specialist advice to help carers develop their expertise in providing care to a loved one.
Norfolk’s young adult carers are the focus of new project
The role of carers has gained a higher profile in recent years as campaigners fight to get them the recognition they deserve.
But, as VICTORIA LEGGETT reports, one group remains largely hidden.
By VIctoria leggett, Education correspondent
Monday, August 6, 2012
7:30 AM
Carers of all ages were once a group of completely overlooked, entirely unsung heroes who spent their days and nights offering vital – and unpaid – support to their family members.
And while the challenges of that selfless role have not changed, their profile has at least been raised as campaigners fight to get them the recognition they deserve.
But now a new project is hoping to reach out to an often still hidden group of carers.
The Young Adult Carers Committee, organised by Crossroads Care East Anglia and Carers Trust, has been awarded £40,000 in Health Lottery funding to establish a support network for 16 to 25-year-olds.
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