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10 June 2024

The life of a young adult carer

Sam cares for his younger brother, Ben. Sam is now in his final year at college and has been living away from home. His caring role has diminished while at college, but he will be returning home in the summer and will be on standby to resume caring for his brother, alongside his parents.   …

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4 June 2024

How to get started when you become a carer

Whether you have recently become a carer or have been caring for many years, it can sometimes be difficult to even know even where to start and what services and support are available to suit your individual situation and needs. Liz Dennis is a carer for her husband who was diagnosed with dementia in 2023, …

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Carers Link East Dunbartonshire

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Carers Link East Dunbartonshire
📢📢🤩🤩Get on Board🤩🤩📢📢We are appealing for volunteers to join our trustees that donate their expertise and time to support unpaid adult and young carers in East Dunbartonshire.Thanks to all of our trustees for giving their time to make a difference to carers. We have made a significant impact in East Dunbartonshire over the last 20 years supporting around 7,000 carers and our trustees have played a significant role in making this happen.Our charity provides a range of vital services to carers of all ages from as young as 5 to over 95, comprising information, advocacy, one to one support as well as groups and activities for both young carers and adult carers, who live or care in the area. We are looking for people that might understand the impact that caring may have on a family either directly or seen the impact on others. Our current trustees have a wide range of caring, business, and health backgrounds and all of these skills have been useful in driving the organisation forward.Volunteering with Carers Link is great opportunity to share expertise and to give time to support unpaid carers, children and adults in the community. Anyone interested in joining our board of trustees can get in touch by emailing enquiry@carerslink.org.uk. #volunteering #trustees #carerslink #EastDunbartonshire ... See MoreSee Less

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Carers Link East Dunbartonshire

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📢📢🤩Volunteer with us!!! 🤩🤩📢📢Volunteering is a great opportunity to meet people, learn new skills, gain confidence and join a supportive community.👍 There are various roles that might suit people in between jobs, or returning to work, or anyone with extra time to spare. If you are or have been a carer and have some free time, volunteering can be a good way to meet new people, and use your experiences to make a difference to others.Roles at Carers Link include:Welcome people to our Carer Cafés and other eventsProvide telephone befriending or catch-ups with carersHelp raise fundsHelp with administrationBecome a Carers Link Board Member and help ensure the development and governance of the charityA huge thank you 🙏 to all our volunteers who have given so much to Carers Link over the years. 👍😀Interested?👉👉enquiry@carerslink.org.uk 🙏🙏 #volunteers #MakeADifference #carerslink ... See MoreSee Less

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Carers Link East Dunbartonshire

2 days ago

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📢📢Book now for the Legal Clinic - 26 November 2024📢📢The Legal Clinic is free of charge. It gives carers the chance to have a short one to one meeting with a solicitor to ask questions or seek legal advice on issues such as Power of Attorney, Guardianship, Wills, Care Home fees and related issues. At each clinic there are a number of 30 minute appointments between 9.30 -12.30. Appointments must be booked in advance🙏🙏Please book here 👉👉https://carerslink.org.uk/latest-events/#CarersLinkED #LegalClinic #CarersSupport ... See MoreSee Less

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