Carers Trust

Who we are

Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. We work 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.

We do this with a UK wide network of quality assured independent partners and through the provision of grants to help carers get the extra help they need to live their own lives. With these locally based Network Partners we are able to support carers in their homes through the provision of replacement care, and in the community with information, advice, emotional support, hands on practical help and access to much needed breaks. We offer specialist services for carers of people of all ages and conditions and a range of individually tailored support and group activities.

Our vision is that unpaid carers count and can access the help they need to live their lives.

Our culture and values

• We are Trusted

We work as a trusted partner working collaboratively and building genuine relationships with unpaid carers, Network Partners and supporters to deliver the services we say we will. We behave with integrity, transparency, and value everyone’s contribution to our work.

• We are Inclusive

We recognise and set a value on listening to the experiences of as diverse a group of unpaid carers, network partners and supporters as possible in helping us to meet the needs of unpaid carers in new and exciting ways and to shape services that are truly inclusive.

• We are Courageous

We speak up, challenge and act when we see an opportunity or when there is an injustice and want to enable unpaid carers, network partners and supporters to be bold, and seek out opportunities for us to work together to create effective change and suggest innovative ideas for improvements in what we do.