Who is a Carer?
A Carer is anyone who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help.
Carers can be adults or children and often juggle work, school or other commitments alongside their
caring roles. The variety of tasks that a Carer fulfils can
include: practical household tasks, personal care and/or emotional support.
If you are providing unpaid support to someone due to their mental or physical health, disability, illness or substance misuse issue, we are here to support you in your caring role and to help you stay well, too!
Thank you for taking the time to visit Sutton Carers Centre's web page.
We hope to raise as much money as possible, and to use the funds to make a difference to the lives of unpaid Carers who either live in the London Borough of Sutton, or care for someone who lives in the London Borough of Sutton.
We all will be Carers, or be cared for, at some point in time. And many of our friends and neighbours care for loved ones every day, unpaid, often sacrificing many aspects of their own lives. Please help us recognise what young and adult Carers do in our communities - and help raise funds locally to ensure that Carers get time out and support, too.
So what difference will your sponsorship make?
Simply put, it will help us to keep our Centre running in times when funding is shrinking and demand is increasing. Many families and neighbours are finding themselves in increasingly complex situations, navigating physical & mental health and social care systems, to help the people they care about most, be they our parents, spouses, siblings, children or friends. We now have over 6000 Carers registered with us and there are estimated to be a minimum of another 12,000 Carers in Sutton alone, of all ages - children, working age adults and older people.
We try to make a difference for Carers by providing advice, information and training about caring through our telephone support service and drop-in Centre; practical and emotional support to help make caring a bit easier whilst staying well yourself; time for a break through complementary therapies, such as massage, aromatherapy and reflexology; help to maximise income, through benefit checks and assistance with funding applications; peer support groups and access to counselling and other talking and psychological therapies; for our young Carers, homework clubs, social activities and one-to-one support to make sure that caring does not get in the way of their life ambitions; and lots more, things that help people in their caring roles whilst ensuring they stay well and have a life of their own, too.
Some Carers find juggling work and their caring responsibilities difficult, sometimes resulting in them needing to leave work to focus on their caring role. This often can cause financial hardship. Your donations will ensure that all Carers, irrespective of their financial situation, can benefit from the services we offer. We will use funds to help Carers to attend workshops, day trips, complementary therapies, and take part in social celebrations to help them have a break from their caring role, avoid isolation, and build resilience to the challenges that life may bring.
