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My internship with the Young and Young Adult Carers Team

My name is Louisa and I am coming to the end of my internship at Carers Trust. I have been part of the Young and Young Adult Carers Team working on my own project within a bigger project called Making Carers Count.  

Bolton businessman braces himself for ‘bonkers’ bike ride to Australia

Andrew Crompton will be cycling across three continents, fourteen countries and ten time zones on a gruelling eight-month ride from Manchester to Melbourne, with the aim of raising £500,000 for Carers Trust and Bolton Lads and Girls Club.

Jigsaws help a Newcastle unpaid carer put life back together

Jigsaws help a Newcastle unpaid carer put life back together

Becoming a carer for Mum was a turning point for me

Carina’s Mum was diagnosed with Schizophrenia aged 17. More recently she has been re-diagnosed as having schizoaffective disorder which also involves Mania and Depression and makes the illness harder to treat.

Alison describes how she supports husband Bob

Let's give unpaid carers a break

Carers Trust’s Philanthropy Manager, Philip Howell-Williams, reflects on the success of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal Respite Fund For Carers so far, and what more needs to be done.

Marking Carers Rights Day in Scotland

Marek Zemanik,  CIPD in Scotland, and Paul Traynor,  Carers Trust Scotland, discuss Carers Rights Day in their blog.

Better together

Carers Trust’s Executive Director of Programmes and Impact, Rohati Chapman, has written a blog to accompany our annual Impact Report, published today.

“I’ve learnt, even if you don’t believe in yourself, others will”

Thanks to support from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, Carers Trust has launched an Internship Programme for young adult carers.

Social care reform: fix or wishful thinking?

Last week the government announced its long awaited plans for reform of social care funding. One week on, Carers Trust’s Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs, Joe Levenson, reflects on just how likely government plans are to succeed in relieving pressure on millions of unpaid carers across the UK.

Lansio Cardiau Adnabod Gofalwyr Ifanc ar draws Cymru ar Ddiwrnod Gweithredu Gofalwyr Ifanc

Yng Nghymru mae o leiaf 7,500. Mae gofalydd ifanc yn rhywun 25 oed ac iau sy’n gofalu am gyfaill neu aelod o’r teulu sydd oherwydd salwch, anabledd, problem iechyd meddwl neu gaethineb yn methu ymdopi heb eu cefnogaeth.

The government’s refusal to fund social care has brought unpaid carers to breaking point

Carers Trust CEO Gareth Howells explains how years of neglect for social care has unfairly transferred the government’s responsibility for care in the community on to the shoulders of unpaid carers. This blog is an extended version of a letter from Gareth to The Guardian, published on 26 October.