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June 2023 Carers Federation Ltd has been awarded the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM) from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi). The QPM is the UK’s only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control … Carers Federation Ltd gains new Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM)

It is with great sadness that Carers Federation intends to close its counselling service in the late spring / early summer of 2022. The service has been available free to carers since 1997 and provided practice opportunities to volunteers with counselling qualifications. Since 2016 when local authority and CCG funding ended the service has been … Counselling service to close in 2022.

Please find the digital, interactive version of our 2020/21 annual report below.

West College Scotland (WCS) has become the first Scottish college to achieve the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support (QSCS) accreditation, Carers Federation is delighted to announce. The Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support, developed by carers to provide accreditation and training for organisations, helps to raise awareness, remove some of the barriers for carers, develop appropriate policies and … West College Scotland (WCS) achieves the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support (QSCS) accreditation

Carers Federation is proud to announce a new project from Action for Young Carers: AYC: Flourish. AYC: Flourish builds upon the fantastic work undertaken by Action For Young Carers over the COVID-19 pandemic, providing online cooking tutorials and lessons via zoom alongside local nutritionist and food safety expert, Rupert Aikman. Over the coming months, AYC: … AYC: Flourish – a new project to empower young carers in Nottingham

With lockdown restrictions ongoing, many in our communities are struggling to get basic supplies. That’s why our Action for Young Carers team spent a busy afternoon yesterday delivering 45 hot, freshly prepared meals to some of the Young Carers and Nottingham Works Families we are supporting. But we couldn’t have done it without our excellent … Action for Young Carers Team deliver meals to Young Carer Families

The Run For Heroes campaign, which challenges people to run 5k and donate £5, has broken the £1m barrier and continues to raise money for NHS workers currently battling COVID-19. To take part, you simply need to go out for a run on your daily exercise. Then you can tag a few friends in social … Run For Heroes Raises £1m for NHS Workers