Deadline: 31-May-22
Applications are now open for Suffolk Carers Fund that aims to support adults by providing unpaid care and support to adult family members and friends who are older, disabled, or seriously ill, due to frailty, physical, emotional and/or mental health issues including addiction.
Thematic Areas
The objective of the fund is to enable their adult unpaid carers (aged 18+) who are supporting other adults, to sustain their caring role and increase their feelings of wellbeing, choice and control by meeting one or more of the following themes:
- Helping family members and friends recognize their role as unpaid carers at an early stage and identify and access the support they need.
- Supporting unpaid carers to access opportunities which sustain and improve their physical and emotional health and wellbeing.
- Enabling those with caring responsibilities to fulfill their educational and employment potential, build and maintain their social connections, and have time for relaxation/recharging.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to £20,000 (or micro grants of up to £5,000) for activities within communities that enable their adult unpaid carers to sustain their caring role, by supporting their feelings of wellbeing, choice, and control.
- The grant is intended to promote innovation and creativity in supporting carers, with the intention that where there is demonstrated impact on the lives of unpaid carers, this will lead to seeking more sustainable funding options.
Eligibility Criteria
Due to the current challenges which they know carers are facing, they are particularly interested in hearing:
- From small grassroots and community organizations run by/for adult carers
- About innovative/start-up projects and those that will fill gaps in the current provision for adult carers
- How organizations will support carers to have short breaks away from their caring responsibilities
- How organizations offering face-face learning, employment or leisure activities will make sessions as accessible as possible to carers ie what arrangements for the cared-for person will be put in place to enable the carer to attend?
- How organizations will support carers to become more competent and confident with using technology
For more information, visit Suffolk Carers Fund.
For more information, visit https://www.suffolkcf.org.uk/grants/suffolk-carers-fund/