@solihullcarers.bsky.social💬 Unpaid carers in Solihull – help shape future support!
Join a drop-in:
📍 22 Oct, 6–7.30pm: Civic Suite
📍 4 Nov, 10–11.30am: Chelmsley Wood Library
Or share your views online: yourvoicesolihull.uk.engagementhq.com/solihull-car...
@theangrymop.bsky.socialNo shit, Sherlock
@carers-uk.bsky.socialThank you to Alison Bennett and all the MPs who contributed to yesterday’s debate on support for unpaid carers.
We need action to improve carers’ financial security, employment rights and access to health and social care.
📺 Catch up here: https://bit.pulse.ly/gztpiqln7u
@solihullcarers.bsky.social☕ Join us for a cuppa and a chat! A guest speaker from Healthy Active Lives will introduce their service and share how they can support your health and wellbeing.
@carersworldwide.bsky.socialWe had a blast at our #CurryForCarers Fundraiser this week – why not hold your own?! 💜🧡
This Wednesday, we brought people together at Neem Tree in Welwyn Garden City for good food and good company, all in support of #UnpaidCarers.
@solihullcarers.bsky.social💜 Carers Rights Day is just around the corner!
We’re holding two information events to help unpaid carers in Solihull find out what support is available.
We hope to see you there!
@carersworldwide.bsky.social📢 Two weeks to go until the #InternationalDayOfCareAndSupport 💜🧡
Today is also #GlobalPeerSupportCelebrationDay & we're honouring people with lived experience play in strengthening #MentalHealth systems worldwide.
Our #CarersGroups are key spaces for #PeerSupport that bring #UnpaidCarers together.
@achronicvoice.com" #Unpaid care now saves the UK an estimated £184.3 billion each year, almost equivalent to the cost of running the #NHS in England. But this vital contribution has a steep personal cost.": buff.ly/KHeUp5j
#carers #caregiving #ChronicIllness #society #UnpaidCarers #healthcare
@equalityparty.bsky.socialMillions provide unpaid care for loved ones, often at the cost of their own wellbeing.
Ahead of the 15 October Westminster Hall debate, we’re calling for proper financial support, respite and recognition for carers.
Caring for others should never mean being forgotten yourself.
@theangrymop.bsky.social@theangrymop.bsky.social@theangrymop.bsky.social@carersworldwide.bsky.social#GlobalKinshipCareWeek might be over but recognising & supporting #KinshipCarers matters all year round 💜🧡
Stories from kinship carers we work with in #Bangladesh through our partner CDD show why supporting carers alongside the children they care for is so important.
@suttoncarerscentre.bsky.social📣 #SuttonCarers Activities this week! Chill & Learn to Gentle Yoga 🧘♀️- Peer Support to Debt Advice, there's something for everyone. ⚠️ Check our calendar for service variations during building works Oct 19-30th. #YoungCarers #AdultCarers #CarerSupport #UnpaidCarers #SuttonEvents #CarersWellbeing
@sistersofrida.bsky.socialBeyond One Identity: Why Black Disabled Women Carers Must Be at the Heart of Our Equality Agenda
Article by Lilian Adani for UNISON
#BlackDisabledWomen #DisabilityEquality #UnpaidCarers #Intersectionality #DisabilityRights #Equality #WorkersRights
@dundeecarerscentre.bsky.social📣 Come and meet our Carer Money Matters team!
We're heading along to the Challenge Poverty Week Community Event this Thursday.
📅 Thursday 8 October
⏰ 9.30am to 12.30pm
📍 Boomerang Community Centre, 10 Kemback Street, Dundee, DD4 6ET
#ChallengePovertyWeek #CarerMoneyMatters #Dundee #UnpaidCarers
@carersworldwide.bsky.socialOn #WorldCerebralPalsyDay, we’re thinking of children with #CerebralPalsy & the #UnpaidCarers who support them - mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings etc. 💜🧡
Last year, with #StoriesOfNepal & our local partner, we shared stories of nine unpaid carers in #Nepal.
@solihullcarers.bsky.socialA great opportunity for carers to take time out and get creative with others.
@theangrymop.bsky.social@dundeecarerscentre.bsky.socialFrom 5 to 11 October, we’ll be highlighting information, resources and practical support that can help carers, disabled people and their families.
Visit our blog for full information: https://ow.ly/QGNK50ZUmQG
