CARERS LINK EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE 

We would like to offer young carers respite from their caring responsibilities by providing fun activities during the school holidays that improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

We would like to help carers improve and maintain their health and wellbeing, while they cope with the demands of caring for someone.

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Emergency funding Covid-19 support

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To contribute to the purchase and distribution of tablets, wireless keyboards and WiFi USB dongles to isolated unpaid elderly carers living in East Dunbartonshire, who can?t afford to purchase these ....more

To contribute to the purchase and distribution of tablets, wireless keyboards and WiFi USB dongles to isolated unpaid elderly carers living in East Dunbartonshire, who can?t afford to purchase these items for themselves, to allow the organisation to maint

This funding will provide young carers with additional tailored support including online support during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will make-up and distribute well being packages including arts and ....more

This funding will provide young carers with additional tailored support including online support during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will make-up and distribute well being packages including arts and craft supplies paid for subscriptions mobile phone credits wifi dongles tablets and outdoor play equipment.

General charitable donation from Vivienne Parry 096225

We want to offer young carers aged 8-16 a break from their caring role, with exciting day trips and social activities.

This group will run a two year project which will support 675 carers across East Dunbartonshire. The majority of the support will be provided by one new staff member, who will be supported by the ....more

This group will run a two year project which will support 675 carers across East Dunbartonshire. The majority of the support will be provided by one new staff member, who will be supported by the wider team and a group of 18 volunteers.

Carers Link provides a range of support services to carers, tailored to each person's needs at any particular time. One aspect of this support is 'Carers Call', an essential telephone support service ....more

Carers Link provides a range of support services to carers, tailored to each person's needs at any particular time. One aspect of this support is 'Carers Call', an essential telephone support service providing emotional support to 551 carers (this year so far) over the phone. Talking with others is a fundamental part of our lives, but caring for someone can be an isolating experience. Carers Call addresses both the social isolation, and the need for information and support. This peer support service is delivered by nearly 30 of our volunteers - most of whom were carers - and managed by our Volunteer Coordinator. Sometimes the sheer amount of time and energy that carers dedicate to their caring role means that the carer can forget they are important too. The volunteers call to suit the carer, varying from weekly to 3-monthly. They build a relationship with the carer, making sure the conversation is focussed on them, and not the person that they care for. The volunteers answer any questions the carer might have about their caring role, and can refer the question to staff if the carer needs in depth support or advocacy. The relationship between the carer and volunteer means that Carers Call acts as a monitoring service, and the volunteer can spot early signs of increased stress or an impending crisis, worsening or breakdown of the caring role. They are also able to highlight any changes in the carers own health and wellbeing. The data collected for the Carers Census has highlighted the fact that at least 25% of the carers we support are parent carers and 31% were adult carers i.e. aged between 18-64. Given these demographics and our experience of delivering the service, we know that many of these carers work and so find it difficult to speak about their caring role over the phone during the day. We therefore seek funding via the CATS Fund to test whether offering Carers Call via digital communication will mean that more carers are able to engage with the service, and receive support that they would not otherwise have been able to access. This pilot will test the use of Skype or FaceTime, Live Chat, Click Meeting as well as traditional e-mail. To achieve this, we would like to replace the 8 PCs currently used by the Carers Call volunteers with new Windows 10 Pro PCs and install MS Office 2016 Standard. At present, the computers used by volunteers are the oldest within the organisation – almost 10 years old. These computers use Windows 7, have low levels of operating RAM and whilst sufficient for reading and typing in Microsoft Office Word are unable to cope with much more, certainly not the capacity required for online and digital communication. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT GIVING FULL DETAILS OF DELIVERY PHASES

Towards volunteer delivery of the Carers Call Service to support over 500 unpaid carers in East Dunbartonshire.

The introduction of the Carers Act has resulted in increased workload and more complex data gathering and storage (see question 28 below). We therefore seek funding to replace and upgrade our ....more

The introduction of the Carers Act has resulted in increased workload and more complex data gathering and storage (see question 28 below). We therefore seek funding to replace and upgrade our hardware and software: • We would like to replace our current PC hardware with new Windows 10 Pro PCs and install MS Office 2016 Standard • We would like to migrate our email to the cloud (Exchange Online), which would reduce the load on the current SBS Server.

The Linked Up Project

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