CARERS FORUM STIRLING AREA

We'd like to provide fun leisure activities and healthy food for child and young carers from across Stirling to give them respite from their caring roles and help improve their mental wellbeing.

This project will provide one-to-one support, youth groups, trips and short breaks for young carers living in rural communities. It will help them be more confident, less isolated and anxious, feel better able to cope, and improve relationships.

Stirling Carers Centre Unpaid Carers Support and Services

The group will use the funding to deliver a series of monthly respite activities and social groups aimed at carers and their cared-for person in outlying and rural areas of Stirling. Participants will socialise with peers enjoy a hot meal and warm ....more

The group will use the funding to deliver a series of monthly respite activities and social groups aimed at carers and their cared-for person in outlying and rural areas of Stirling. Participants will socialise with peers enjoy a hot meal and warm space and have access to advice and support whilst engaging in social activities.

We would like funding for our young adult carers short break activities and will aim to improve the mental wellbeing of our young adult carers through monthly short break activities.

‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’

towards three years' salary of two posts, an Activities Development Officer and a Young Carers Officer, providing additional support for young carers who have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Stirling, Scotland.

towards three years' running costs of the 'Young Carers project' providing a range of one-to-one and group support for young carers in Stirling.

to provide Suicide First Aid training for front line delivery staff to address and support carers with mental health issues which are exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

We would like to provide young carers with the opportunity to spend time together to improve their health and wellbeing.

COVID19 - This project will deliver regular one-to-one, befriending and group sessions to 160 young carers isolated by Covid-19 in Stirling. They will have improved wellbeing, reduced isolation feel more able to cope

COVID19 - This grant will contribute to running costs and remote activities for young carers who are isolated due to Covid-19. The young carers will have more fun, feel connected to friends and be better able to manage emotions.

Emergency funding Covid-19 support

Adult Carer Support Services

This project runs two residential trips each year for young carers, a city or coastal break for an older group and outdoor activities for a younger group. The fun trips will increase self-esteem, well-being and reduce isolation.

This group will be able to provide individualised support to more local unpaid adult carers whose initial needs have been assessed as low to moderate. The project helps to reduce isolation, improve mental health outcomes and takes a preventative ....more

This group will be able to provide individualised support to more local unpaid adult carers whose initial needs have been assessed as low to moderate. The project helps to reduce isolation, improve mental health outcomes and takes a preventative approach to prevent each individual's circumstances from reaching crisis point.

Since the implementation of the Act in April this year, it has become apparent that some of our computer hardware and software requires to be upgraded to make sure that our service delivery is as effective and efficient as it can be to ensure our ....more

Since the implementation of the Act in April this year, it has become apparent that some of our computer hardware and software requires to be upgraded to make sure that our service delivery is as effective and efficient as it can be to ensure our unpaid carers are receiving the best support possible. Firstly, we are requesting funding to upgrade some computer hardware within the Centre, namely two desk tops and five laptops. The desk tops are to replace the existing ones used by our front reception/administrative staff. These need to be upgraded, to optimise the registration and appointment booking for our carers. Currently the existing desk tops are slow and it takes longer than it should to deal with carer registration and appointment bookings. Demand on our services has increased with the introduction of the Act, so this will alleviate some pressure on frontline staff. In addition, we would like to upgrade five of our laptops within the Centre. Two are for our communication team, to enable them to manage our new website which is currently being developed, as well as being able to run the software required to develop and produce our promotional materials. One laptop is to upgrade the current one used by our finance officer. We use the finance package SAGE to pay staff and manage our accounts, however due to the age of the current laptop, it runs very slowly and we are not able to use the package to its best advantage. Upgrading this laptop would enable us to manage our organisation's finances more efficiently. The remaining two new lap tops are for carer support officers who are directly supporting our carers, enabling them to upload information provided by the carer onto their plan, when in an appointment, meaning their completed plan can be printed off and given to the carer prior to leaving the Centre. In addition, we would like to purchase some software called the Creative Cloud, which is an Adobe package which gives access to a collection of software used for graphic design, video editing, web development, photography. These would be for our communication team to assist them with the production of promotional materials to raise awareness and provide information to unpaid carers. We offer a comprehensive training package for our unpaid carers, as well as regular workforce training and awareness raising sessions. We are requesting funding to provide an up to date projector and screen so that we can ensure that we can provide fit for purpose technology for visiting external trainers to use, as well as for staff when they are making presentations to other professional partners. Finally, we would also like to purchase a small television for our waiting area. This would be used to promote relevant services and engage with carers, when they are visiting the centre.

We want to provide short break activities for our young carers, enabling them have have fun and take a break from their caring role.

Refit of Stirling Carers Centre

Carer Integration Service

105 young carers will go on residential trips with their peers split by age: the older group will go on a city break and the younger group participate in a structured sports trip. The fun trips will increase self-esteem, well-being and reduce ....more

105 young carers will go on residential trips with their peers split by age: the older group will go on a city break and the younger group participate in a structured sports trip. The fun trips will increase self-esteem, well-being and reduce isolation.

The New Premises Refit

This group will use the funding to support unpaid carers aged 16 - 25 with their transition into adulthood. Through continued employment of a Young Adult Carers Officer a one stop shop approach will provide a tailored emotional and practical support ....more

This group will use the funding to support unpaid carers aged 16 - 25 with their transition into adulthood. Through continued employment of a Young Adult Carers Officer a one stop shop approach will provide a tailored emotional and practical support package. Activities will be aimed at increase the adult young carers’ chances of progressing into further education/employment/training and will help them develop a more positive outlook for their future.

the costs of the Adult Carers Support

towards three years' salary of the Carer Support Officer - Specialist Welfare Rights at a project providing support services to adult and young carers in Stirlingshire

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The project will improve and expand its services to adult carers through a range of interventions including one to one support, financial advice and guidance, access to therapeutic services and practical support. It will directly benefit over five ....more

The project will improve and expand its services to adult carers through a range of interventions including one to one support, financial advice and guidance, access to therapeutic services and practical support. It will directly benefit over five years 800 existing and new carers._x000B_

This project aims to identify and support hidden young carers. The project will focus on reducing feelings of isolation, obtaining higher levels of education and improving family/peer relationships. The young carers will have the opportunity to ....more

This project aims to identify and support hidden young carers. The project will focus on reducing feelings of isolation, obtaining higher levels of education and improving family/peer relationships. The young carers will have the opportunity to receive 1:1 support, group support, general activities, and respite breaks. The grant will fund salaries, travel costs, activity/material resources, marketing, training costs, a laptop computer and overhead costs.