York Carers Centre

Who we are

York Carers Centre is an independent charity and a network member of the national Carers Trust. We work in partnership with carers, statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure unpaid carers throughout York have access to confidential information, advice and support. We work with carers to influence positive change in service delivery with local government, employers, schools and health providers.

York Carers Centre supports carers of all ages:

• Adults
• Young adults (18 to 25)
• Young carers (5 to 18)

Our funding comes from a variety of sources and our principal funders are the City of York Council and the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group.

We rely on grants from charitable trusts and on donations and fundraising to enable us to deliver specific projects.

Our culture and values

Respect – all people involved with or affected by our services

Enabling – support people to identify and develop solutions to their problems

Boundaries – to retain a professional relationship with all those we seek to support

Person-centred – to provide services that reflect the unique circumstances of each individual

Empathy – to accept and work alongside all those we come into contact with, without prejudice or judgment

Integrity – to be honest and objective in everything we do and communicate openly and honestly

Quality – to constantly improve the quality of the services we provide, through seeking and responding to the views of those we work with