Info, advice & support
Adult carers / Young adult carers
Harrow Conversation Café
The Harrow Conversation Café is a project focused on helping unpaid carers, and vulnerable people including disabled people and people who have mental health challenges.
Great practice / All-age carers
BAME Carer Roadshows
Carers Leeds have established a working group, involving third sector partners and carers, to strengthen partnership working across organisations to benefit carers from BAME communities. The working group have planned and are delivering a series of BAME carer roadshows to raise awareness of caring and provide information about support available for carers in Leeds.
Great practice / Adult carers
Carers Community Network
The Carers Community Network (CCN) is a unique online forum offering carers 24/7 access to peer and professional support alongside information, experience and idea sharing.
Adult carers / Young adult carers
Newham Carers Small Grants Programme
The Newham Carers Small Grants Programme enables Newham residents to develop or continue running local peer support groups and access the wellbeing activities that they want and need. Successful applicants receive one off funding of up to £1000 per group, per year.
Young adult carers / Info, advice & support
Supporting Carers in the Hospital – North East Lincolnshire
The Carers' Support Service have a range of projects that support carers at the hospital. Each project is effective in its own right, but together they ensure the needs of Carers and the person they care for are met comprehensively.
Great idea / Young adult carers
Young Adult Carer Support Service
Durham County Council are delivering a bespoke Young Adult Carer Support service for carers aged 16-24 years, during key times of transition into adulthood, such as moves into further education, training, employment and moving out of the family home to live independently.
Great idea / Info, advice & support
Support for Carers
Westmorland and Furness Council have developed two initiatives to help improve support for unpaid carers.
Great idea / Substance misuse support
Substance Misuse Carer Support
York Carers Centre provide regular groups for carers of those who misuse substances or have addictions.
Info, advice & support / Identifying carers
Building a Carer Friendly North Lincolnshire
In May 2023, North Lincolnshire Council's Carer Strategy Partners took a system-wide approach to improving the identification and recognition of Carers in North Lincolnshire. This was initiated through the “Carer Friendly North Lincolnshire” campaign which delivered a wide communications campaign to raise awareness of Carers.
Great practice / Mental health support
Carer Break Service – A community and volunteer led approach
The carer break service in North Yorkshire was commissioned in October 2023 and is delivered by 3 lead voluntary organisations and 7 partner organisations. Rooted in a place-based approach this volunteer delivered model suits our local authority geography to support meeting the needs of carers in super rural, rural, and urban areas.