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Carers Trust launches landmark Young Carers Covenant to transform the lives of over one million children

Carers Trust launches landmark Young Carers Covenant to transform the lives of over one million children Young Carers Covenant inspired by the Armed Forces Covenant and launched on Young Carers Action Day Organisations can sign up to ensure young carers are identified early for support, live free from poverty and can access education, training and […]

Young Carers Action Day – Wednesday 13 March 2024

Just one week until #YoungCarersActionDay! Join us in calling for Fair Futures for Young Carers.   Young Carers Action Day (YCAD) is an annual event organised by Carers Trust. It is a day of recognition and action for young carers and young adult carers across the UK. We started our Young Carers Action Day celebrations […]

Volunteer with us!

Volunteer Vacancies Our committed group of volunteers are an important part of our work supporting unpaid carers in York. Volunteers are involved in many ways, including helping at groups, helping with workshops / activities for young carers, young adult carers and adult carers, supporting fundraising and awareness-raising events, making one-to-one welfare and befriending calls and […]

JOIN OUR TEAM

York Carers Centre is an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in York. Following recent changes internally, we are now looking to recruit for YOUNG CARER SUPPORT WORKERS Various posts and part time hours are available working with Young People. Fixed Term: One-year contracts with possibility of extension subject to funding. Salary: £23,484 per annum pro […]

Young Carers Action Day 2024 – Save the date!

Young Carers Action Day (YCAD) is an annual event organised by Carers Trust. This year it takes place on Wednesday 13 March 2024. It is a day of recognition and action for young carers and young adult carers across the UK. This year’s theme is ‘Fair Futures for Young Carers.’ A young carer should not […]

JOIN OUR TEAM

York Carers Centre is an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in York. Following recent changes internally, we are now looking to recruit for the following roles. Young Carer Support Worker Various hours available. Salary: £23,484 per annum pro rata. Carer Support Workers Various hours and posts available working with Adults or Young People and Families. […]

Read our Annual Report

Want to know more about our work helping unpaid carers in York? Our Annual Report 2022 / 2023 is now available to view Annual Report for the Year ending 31 March 2023 Read about our current projects and core support work with carers of all ages, including summaries from our Chair of Trustees Rosemarie Temple, […]

Motability Guide to Accessible Britain

The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain Produced in collaboration with Motability Operations, who operate the Motability Scheme, the Rough Guide to Accessible Britain is designed to be good to read and easy to use. The guide is filled with inspirational and practical advice to help you plan your next day out. A team of dedicated […]

York carer invited to No.10 for Carers Week celebration

York carer, Ros Savege, was invited by mental health charity Rethink, to a reception at No.10 to mark Carers Week (5 – 11 June 2023). The event was hosted by Helen Whately, Minister for Social Care. Ros said “I and Philippa Lowe (a fellow carer) were invited by Rethink to attend a reception at No10, […]

#YorkTalkMoney

The warmer weather might bring welcome respite to our energy bills, but the cost-of-living crisis continues. Here in York, we don’t want to leave anyone out in the cold. Nationally, purse strings continue to be tight as the next round of means-tested cost-of-living payments are being paid to millions of eligible households. Over the next […]

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