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Our local carer services are everywhere, from schools and hospitals, to workplaces. Find out more about our network of local carers centres across the UK: carers.org/our-network #CarersWeek
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Carers Trust
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One in ten of us are providing unpaid care to someone. Carers Trust is here to provide action, help and advice to 7 million carers across the UK. Join us.
- Yesterday our President, HRH The Princess Royal, launched the Respite Fund for Carers which aims to provide small grants to 30,000 exhausted unpaid #carers so they can take a much-needed break from the constant demands of their caring role. More info 👉bit.ly/3tH5IJ0
- Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal visits our network partner Crossroads Care Gloucestershire The Princess Royal attended an activity club for people who have health conditions or a physical disability or who are lonely and isolated. Find out more: bit.ly/3zXlwNc
- Carers Trust was delighted that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined #UnpaidCarers, Carers Trust supporters, donors, staff and trustees last night for a special supporters reception in London. carers.org/news-and-media…
- We are thrilled that our President, HRH The Princess Royal, chose Carers Trust and #UnpaidCarers as the focus of her section in this @GHmagazine 100th anniversary special. The interview with The Princess Royal titled 'Unpaid carers are the backbone of society' is on pages 28-29.To mark the 100th anniversary of @goodhousemag, The Queen Consort, The Princess of Wales, The Princess Royal, The Countess of Wessex, The Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra have all contributed to a special issue highlighting some of the important causes they support.
- "If you are an unpaid family carer, thank you so much for everything you do to care for those who cannot care for themselves." Thank you to HRH The Princess Royal for sharing this important message for #CarersWeek. #MakeCaringVisible
- Happy #youngcarersawarenessday 2018. Today we’re recognising the UK’s youngest carers who are children aged five to eight and caring for a sick or disabled family member. Why not support them too? bit.ly/2DwoY2z
- We were thrilled to have HRH The Princess Royal at our #ShortBreaksConference! Princess Anne highlighted the vital role of carers and the importance of access to a short break. The Short Breaks Scheme in Wales is helping carers take the well-deserved breaks they need.
- Thank you to @EdwardJDavey in #PMQs for saying we need a far wider review of Carer's Allowance and its many flaws, not just overpayments "We can write off the overpayments, we can end the crazy cliff edge to the earnings limit now and have a fuller review for the support that
00:00 - “The strain on our care system is pushing more and more people into becoming unpaid carers and that is driving many into poverty." We are delighted to have been chosen by @theprincesfund to receive £300,000 to support our work with #UnpaidCarers. pwcf.org.uk/news/pwcf-pled…
- Today is #YoungCarersAwarenessDay. 1 in 5 secondary school children may be a young carer. Find out more about who young carers are and how you can support them. #CountMeIn 👉 bit.ly/2SyVvNT
- It's Young Carers Action Day! A message from our wonderful Steering Group who have been at the heart of planning #YoungCarersActionDay this year 👇
00:00 - It's officially #YoungCarersAwarenessDay! Being a young carer should not mean that a child’s future hopes, dreams & ambitions are shattered
