Rights that carers may not know about
'Other Rights' we have as carers that you may not know about A series of blog posts for Carers Rights Day - 24th November 2022 An Annual Flu Jab The flu vaccine or “jab”
Carers Assessments – Carers Rights Day
Carers Assessments A series of blog posts for Carers Rights Day - 24th November 2022 As the Carers Assessment liaison worker at Carers Leeds, it has been my role to spread the word about Carers
International Volunteer Managers Day
This Saturday, on the 5th November 2022, organisations across the world will be celebrating International Volunteer Managers Day. We spoke to Valerie Banks, Volunteer Co-Ordinator here at Carers Leeds about the day and what
Carers Leeds 2022 Annual Survey
Help us help carers in Leeds. Carers Leeds is delighted to be launching our 2022 annual unpaid carers survey. Through this survey we want to understand the experiences of carers aged 16+ and the
Black History Month 2022
Celebrating Black History Month 2022 This October is Black History Month and Carers Leeds staff have been celebrating the contributions of Black Britons to the city of Leeds. Staff have also put together a
Carers Connecting
***This project has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part.*** Carers Leeds are excited to announce our new project Carers Connecting. Starting from October 2022, this new service is aimed at assisting
Are you caring for an adult with a learning disability or neurodiversity?
Over the next year in partnership with Aspire, we will be hosting regular sessions for carers caring for an adult with a Learning disability or neurodiversity, starting this Autumn. The
Looking to do something new?
We are excited to share with you that our Carers' Book Group is open to new members. Unpaid carers, who love books or who want to start a new activity or improve reading habits,
Exciting new service news – Carers Connecting Project
We are thrilled to be one of 12 projects in Leeds who have received funding from the Department of Transport ‘Tacking Loneliness with Transport’ fund. We will be running a short pilot project looking
What is life like as a young adult carer?
Here at Carers Leeds we offer support to all carers over the age of 16, however we call carers aged 16-25 Young Adult Carers. We were fortunate to receive some funding to provide additional
Volunteer ‘Still-Life’ Self Portraits
Carers Leeds Volunteers' Week Photography Challenge! Inspired by Skippko Shutter Stories project, we asked volunteers to create a self-portrait without actually being in the photo! To do this, volunteers selected three or more objects
The cost-of-living crisis
Are carers being overlooked again? I like Carers Week, it gives Carers Leeds and other organisations across our city, an opportunity to make carers visible and to recognise the work they do day in and
