Social care Charities That specialise in Carer support
Discover 241 Social care charities that specialise in carer support. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Age UK Wiltshire
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social care, Social welfareAge UK Wiltshire promotes the well-being of all older people in Wiltshire, Swindon & Southampton through offering information and advice, befriending, Carers support, Welfare Checks with Meals Service, activity groups and supporting community day services. We offer talks on a range of subjects to community groups and we research and campaign on issues that affect older people.
Age Connects West Midlands
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social care, Social welfareAge Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs, carers support services, befriending schemes, specialist support services (grants and advice service, and debt counselling), information, tradesperson and handyman directory and volunteer schemes.
Beyond Dementia
Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social careAlzheimer's Support exists to improve quality of life for people with all types of dementia and family carers. Services include: Dementia Advisers, Home Support, Day Clubs, carers groups, Alzheimer Cafes, Music for the Mind, Movement for the Mind, art groups, a range of outdoor activities, training courses for carers and local information and support offices.
Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire
Beneficiary group, Social careCarers Trust Yorkshire a provider of support for carers in Huddersfield, Wakefield, Sth Leeds and Calderdale. Partner of Carer's Trust,Provide range of services for carers & people they look after, no age or type of illness or disability they have. Carers Trust MY works with 500 families who have caring responsibilities.Staff provides regular breaks to help carers & to give them peace of mind.
Rotherham Crossroads - Caring For Carers
Housing, Social careProvides care to support carers via the provision of trained care support workers who work in service users own homes we also provide social/personal care directly to people with care needs. We cover the Rotherham Borough, parts of Doncaster and Sheffield. We aim to give carers a break from their caring role and support people with disabilities to remain living independently in their own home
Sefton Carers Centre
Charitable activities, Social care, Social welfareTO SUPPORT CARERS IN THE PROVISION OF CENTRE BASED AND OUTREACH SERVICES EG.SUPPORT GROUPS,HOLISTIC CARE,ADVOCACY,INFORMATION DATA BASE,SOCIAL EVENTS AND WELFARE BENEFITS ADVICE.
Harrow Carers
Social careSupport for carers of all ages and backgrounds in Harrow.
Carers' Support East Kent
Charitable activities, Social careWe will be the main contact for Carers' in East Kent, providing emotional support, information advice and guidance, training, advocacy and forums. We will work to promote the needs of Carers to Statutory Agencies, Voluntary Organisations and the wider public.
Crossroads Caring For Life LTD
Beneficiary group, Social care, Social welfareTo relieve stresses experienced by unpaid Carers and adults or children who have care needs as a result of disability, illness or age. We do this through the provision of community-based support and associated activities including day centres and other activities that reduce isolation and build carer-friendly communities. Our principal area of benefit is Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.
Forest Of Dean Crossroads Caring For Carers
Associations, Social careForest of Dean Crossroads provides respite breaks for Carers in the form of daycare services, social groups and community respite. We also work in partnership with Adult and Social Care Directorate by providing care workers to work in a day centre setting as well as in the community. We also support Carers and cared for who hold Direct Payments and those who pay for their support privately.
Durham County Carers Support
Social careDurham County Carers Support offers free and confidential support, information and advice to all carers who live or care for somebody who lives in County Durham
The Sandwell Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme Limited
Health, Social careWe provide services throughout the whole of the Black Country and Birmingham, to promote the wellbeing of carers and the person they care for. This includes CQC regulated services of domiciliary care and support, along with information, advice, guidance and training for carers, helping to improve lives, carer breakdown, resulting in admittance to hospital or longer term residential care.
Age Concern (herne Bay)
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careDAY SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE/LAUNDRY/BATHING/VISITING SERVICE/INFORMATION & ADVICE/HOME HELP SERVICE/TOE NAIL CUTTING SERVICE/ACTIVITIES/CARER SUPPORT SERVICE/hot meals delivery/Personal Independence Program/Independent Living Services/
Age Concern Slough And Berkshire East
Charitable activities, Education, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfareAdvocacy Signposting Information & Advice Carer Support Day-care Domiciliary Care Drop-in-centres Lunch Clubs Home Visiting Home from Hospital Befriending Shopping & Cleaning Toe-nail cutting, IT Training, Back to Work Assistance. Trading - Handy Help Subsidiary Trading Company - Cafes Charity Shops Furniture & Electrical Stores Handyperson Services Home Security
Grantham And District Mencap Limited
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social careGrantham & District Mencap believes & strives to support people with a learning disability to achieve choice, opportunity, respect and inclusion. Current services include Day Care & Community Based Opportunites for adults with PMLD Residential Home Carers Support Group Working towards Employment Opportunites.
Enfield Carers Centre
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social careTo improve the lives of carers in Enfield by championing their right to have choice about how their needs are met and to have a voice in shaping how services are developed for those they care for. We support Carers by providing training, information, advocacy, various support groups, counselling, complementary therapy, respite activities, replacement care and home/personal care services.
St Helens Carers Centre
Social careSupport for Carers in the borough of St Helens. Young Carers aged 6-18 and Adult Carers
The Princess Royal Trust For Carers In Hampshire
Health, Social careTo enable the provision of information, counselling and support to carers within Hampshire.
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Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social careThe Charity's object and its principal activity continues to be that of alleviating the conditions of life among people who are caring or have cared for people with learning disabilities at home, and who are in neccessitious circumstances. The Charity works directly with and for people with learning disabilities and continues to advance public education concerning caring for carers and the public.
Carers Trust Bucks And Milton Keynes
Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Social careSupports carers throughout Buckinghamshire through support groups, telephone advice, information and training and disbursement of bursary grants. The Charity also runs specialist support groups for parent carers, young carers, male carers and mental health. There is a young carers support team.
Horizon Care And Welfare Association
Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Social careAdvice ,Information, Advocacy, InterpretingSuplementary Classes, shortbreaks for carers, social activity and recreationLuncheon club Domicialary Care
Crossroads Care Gloucestershire
Social carePromoting, supporting and delivering high quality services for Carers and people with care needs
A Place To Call Our Own Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social care, Social welfareThe charity is a voluntary organisation offering an accessible community based resource for disabled children, young people, their carers and families. We offer a help line, support for carers, an information base covering a broad range of issues, a fully equipped sensory room and social events such as play sessions.
Newcastle Carers
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social careServices for carers include advocacy, counselling, carer support groups, applying for grants, complementary therapies, training, referrals, information giving, future planning, mediation and support.Services are delivered in the way that best suits the individual carer. We also advance education concerning carers among the public, and among private, statutory and voluntary sector organsiations.
Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Gogledd Cymru – Gwasanaethau Gofal Croesffyrdd Carers Trust North Wales – Crossroads Care Services
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social careThe charitable company is registered as a domiciliary care agency with the Care Inspectorate Wales, and employs trained carer support workers who work closely with families who have caring commitments. We deliver home based respite and emotional support specifically to carers and their families, and we also provide weekly and monthly support groups.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many carer-support social care charities are there in the UK?
There are 241 registered carer-support social care charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the carer-support social care charities by income?
Barnardo's is the largest by latest reported annual income (£340.3m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of carer-support social care charities?
Carer-support social care charities reported a combined annual income of £6.1bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for carer-support social care charities?
Across all carer-support social care charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 90.4%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of carer-support social care charities?
Carer-support social care charities have an average annual income of £2.1m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.