Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers, combining the knowledge, skills, expertise and experience of its founder charities, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads Care and all of its network Partners.
Carers Trust has been operational since 1 April 2012.
Who is Carers Trust:
Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With our Network Partners, we aim to ensure that information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.
What does Carers Trust do:
Together with our Network Partners, we provide access to desperately-needed breaks, information and advice and education, training and employment opportunities. We help carers to maintain their own health and wellbeing and support them so they do not feel isolated. We run play and support schemes for young carers. Our Network Partners benefit from the provision of grants, our work to improve carers services and we help carers make their needs and voices heard and provide someone to talk to, in person and online.
Carers Trust is the largest provider of comprehensive support services, reaching more than 443,000 carers, including more than 34,000 young carers, through a unique network of 142 independently managed carers centres, 76 schemes, 112 young carers services and interactive website, www.carers.org.