Carers’ Resource and Mind in Bradford District and Craven are running a fortnightly Wellbeing Group for Carers starting ..read more

Time is running out to comment on proposals to change PIP benefits and replace cash payments with vouchers. The previous Government published the “Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper” earlier this year. The consultation period ends on July 22nd. The Green Paper proposes changes to assessments, eligibility criteria, and the move towards a medical model of entitlement. Campaigners believe this will have the effect of reducing the number of people who are eligible for PIP benefits and the amount they are entitled to claim. The proposals also suggest t ..read more

Thousands of unpaid carers in Yorkshire are looking after family members or friends – and many don’t even recognise themselves as carers, or know about the support they can access. During Carers Week, Carers’ Resource, the charity supporting young and adult unpaid carers across Bradford, Harrogate, Craven and Selby, is aiming to raise awareness of the challenges carers face. The week runs from June 10-16 this year and the national theme is ‘putting carers on the map’. Carers’ Resource will be holding a number of events and activities in North and West Yorkshire during the week, campaigning for ..read more

It’s Volunteers’ Week (3-9 June) and Carers’ Resource wants to say a huge thank you to its dedicated volunteers for the invaluable contribution they make to help the charity support thousands of unpaid carers. Carers’ Resource has a team of around 140 volunteers who play an important role in the services and support offered by the charity to unpaid carers in the Bradford, Harrogate, Craven and Selby areas. Anyone interested in joining the charity’s enthusiastic team of volunteers is encouraged to get in touch. To celebrate Volunteers’ Week, Carers’ Resource will be holding social events just f ..read more

Unpaid carers are being invited to take part in a new wellbeing course run by local counsellors in Skipton. Carers’ Resource, the local charity that supports unpaid carers across Craven, is launching a two-part workshop “Caring for the carers – You Count!” The sessions have been designed specifically for carers by local counsellors/therapy practitioners Deborah Hooker (deborahjcounselling) and Corinne Yeadon (Being Better), who have both previously delivered workshops for Carers’ Resource. Debi Hawkins, Locality Worker for Carers’ Resource said: “These workshops are dedicated to carers which a ..read more

A new youth club has been launched in Sherburn in Elmet by local charity Carers’ Resource. The charity already runs the Budz (aged 7-11) and uTime (aged 11+) youth clubs at Communi-tea, on Abbey Walk in Selby, for young carers from across the Selby district. Due to a significant increase in young carers in the areas of Sherburn, Tadcaster and surrounding villages, the charity has now started a new club at The Old Girls’ School Community Centre, on Kirkgate, in Sherburn. The new club is being held every last Wednesday of the month in term time, 5pm-6.30pm, with the first session held on Wednesd ..read more

Young carers enjoyed some egg-cellent activities over the Easter holidays, organised by local charity Carers’ Resource. The activities were a chance for the young people to have a break from any caring responsibilities and spend some quality time with others in similar situations. The charity’s Bradford Young Carers team arranged a trip to White Scar Cave in Ingleton, where a group of young carers had a great time visiting the longest show cave in England. The Bradford team also organised a trip to East Riddlesden Hall. A group went on an Easter egg hunt at the National Trust site, exploring t ..read more

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 employment opportunities 40% of young and young adult carers say they don’t get enough support to balance caring and education 50,000 children and young people spend at least 50 hours every week on their caring role, while there are two young carers in every UK classroom Carers Trust calls on UK Government to require all schools to have a young carer l ..read more

Be Proud of your caring role and the incredible support you provide to your loved ones – that is the message Carers’ Resource wants young carers to remember this Young Carers Action Day (YCAD). YCAD takes place on March 13 and is organised each year by national charity Carers Trust to raise awareness of young carers and young adult carers, the challenges they face and the support they need. Carers’ Resource supports young carers across Bradford, Harrogate, Craven and Selby areas, and has interviewed several of them to create a video that will be launched on YCAD. They spoke about why they are ..read more

A new Selby district parent carer group set up by local charity Carers’ Resource had its first get-together recently. Parent carers from the Selby area came along to the event on Tuesday, 20th February at Summit Indoor Adventure, on Scott Road, Selby, where they met and spoke to other parent carers, asked questions, took some time out and had a brew. It followed a successful launch event held for the group at the end of November last year. The group is for local parent carers who have a child with additional needs (e.g. learning, physical, behavioural, emotional, mental health), whatever their ..read more