Volunteers’ Week 2021
It's Volunteers' Week from 1-7 June. The theme this year is 'A time to say thanks'. Where do we start? We have so much to be thankful for because we have a team of
A Time to Say Thanks
Volunteers Week 2021 - A Time to Say Thanks The theme for this year’s Volunteers’ Week is ‘A time to say thanks’. We’ve produced a video to say BIG THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
It is mental health awareness week from 10-16 May. The theme this year is nature and the environment and we want to see how nature has improved your mental health. Our mental health carer support service are over
Dementia Action Week 2021
Dementia Action Week is a national event that sees the UK public taking action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. This year the Alzheimer's Society are calling upon the government to
Carers Leeds awarded the Trusted Charity Mark
Recognition for effective governance and management in voluntary organisations Carers Leeds has recently achieved the Trusted Charity Mark award recognising the excellent work it does as a third sector organisation in England. Val Hewison, Carers
Harnessing the energy of International Women’s Day 2021
How do we take the empowerment of female unity into our everyday lives? For our International Women’s Day 2021 we took our celebrations online, for the first time in Carers Leeds history. Over 30
Choose to challenge
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The theme for International Women's Day 2021 is 'Choose To Challenge'. A challenged world is an alert world.
Service spotlight: Carers connections
I’m Lydia and I'm the Connections Support Worker at Carers Leeds. The Carers Connections project supports carers over 50 to feel more connected as we navigate this new way of life. I can help you
It’s a dry January, despite the rain
Hello! I’m Owen and I work here at Carers Leeds supporting people impacted by someone else’s alcohol and/or drug use. I’ve no idea where the time has gone, but in March I will have been
Supporting carers to get online
Want to do more online? Our new digital project is here to help! If you're new to the world of digital or would like to explore new ways of keeping in touch with friends, family
CEO – end of year message
Val Hewison, CEO "I have always looked forward to writing my end of year message to you. It gives me time to say thanks to the team, to blow our own trumpet a
Service spotlight: Parent carers
We have a wide range of specialist services to meet the individual needs of every carer in Leeds and each month we shine the spotlight on one of our services. This month we’d like to