Young Carers
Support for children and young people aged under eighteen whose life is in some way restricted due to a caring role.
Young Adult Carers
Are you aged between 16 and 24 and do you feel your life is in some way restricted due to a caring role?
Adult Carers
Do you provide help and support for a partner, child, relative, or friend who otherwise couldn't manage?
Day Care
Providing a regular day out for older people who need help and support. Giving family carers a few hours break.
Action for Family Carers
Action for Family Carers is an Essex charity, which for almost 30 years has been providing information and support to carers who have unpaid, caring responsibilities for others.
We are a Carers Trust Network Partner, Centre of Excellence and hold NCVO's PQASSO Level 3 Quality Mark.
We provide information, befriending, counselling and respite day care across the county, working within schools and a variety of community settings.
How You Can Support Us
There are 180,000 unpaid carers in Essex that need our help and support.
Over 30,000 carers in Essex provide unpaid care for over 50 hours per week. Please help us to give them support - and to give them a break! Thank you
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Clients enjoying Underfret ukelele band in the sunshine at Brickhouse Farm Day Centre this afternoon. For more information on any of our day centres in Maldon, Chelmsford, Tiptree and South Woodham Ferrers, please contact Jayne Hare or Nick Daws for more information on 03007 708090
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It was good to meet with other organisations for the re-launch of the Braintree Dementia Action Alliance - working together to make Braintree district a dementia friendly community
#dementia #dementiaactionweek2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48335245
We are running free walks for Carers through our beautiful Essex countryside with the company of a Mindfulness practitioner. For more information please contact mel.perry@affc.org.uk or call 0300 7 70 80 90 You can also book your place using the below link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/action-for-family-carers-18824222583 #carers #wellbeing #mindfulness #feelinggoodcaringwell
#carers #discountsforcarers CarerSmart is a club that is open to carers and people with care needs. Free to join and easy to set-up. Cash-back, reductions & discounts available. http://www.carersmart.org/
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Contact our team today and find out what services we offer and how we can help you and your family.
