Resources

Draft Adult Carers Guide (printed resource)

Help Us Finalise Our New Adult Carers Guide

This draft version of our Adult Carers Guide is designed to be printed and shared in community spaces and through local services that may come into contact with unpaid carers who are not yet known to support services.

We’d really value your input to make sure the guide is as useful and accessible as possible before it goes to print.

Please take a few minutes to review it and share any feedback or suggestions by emailing hello@wecareyoucare.info.

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New: Carers Community Grant

Middlesbrough Council have once again launched a Carers Community Fund during Carers Week (9-15 June 2025)

This grants scheme is available to community-based groups who want to support informal carers in their area. The programme is for small grants, from £20 to £5000.

Outcomes for your project should help with one or more of the following:

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South Tees Carers Forum: New Opportunity

Job Opportunity: Could you be the next Chairperson for the South Tees Carers Forum. 

Middlesbrough Council in partnership with Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council is seeking an individual for the role of Chairperson for the South Tees Carers Forum from 1st April 2026.

  1. We welcome applications from individuals with experience of unpaid carers services across the South Tees area.   The successful applicant will have an interest in advancing the carers agenda, in line with the South Tees Carers Strategy.

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Dementia Action Week 2025: Activities and events happening across Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland

Dementia Action Week 2025 will take place from May 19 to May 25, 2025. The theme for this year is to encourage conversations about dementia, aiming to improve awareness and support for those affected by the condition, as well as early diagnosis.  

Various activities and events are happening during this week across Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland.  Please see timetables below:

 

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Carers Week Pledge information poster

Download and print this A4 poster to let people know about the Carers Week Pledge.  It promotes the 6 different pledges and directs people to the wecareyoucare.info for more details on how to get involved.

If you would like to display the poster but do not have the means for printing, please contact us at hello@wecareyoucare.info with the address you would like the poster delivering to and we will either drop one off or pop in the post.

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Carers Week Pledge Social Media Post

Once you have made your Carers Week Pledge shout about it and encourage others to sign up.

1. Individual

Right click to save image. 

Suggestive text: 

🧡I have pledged my support to the 30,000 unpaid carers across the South Tees during Carers Week. I have committed to [insert your pledge here]. 

Young Carers Social Media Post

Please use the following text and image on your social channels to show your support for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers.

Are you under 25 and caring for a family member due to illness, mental health, physical or learning disability or drug/ alcohol addiction?
Or do you know someone who is?

👥 Young carers take on huge responsibilities every day — but you’re not alone.

Professional Curiosity Presentation & Briefing Paper

As part of our commitment to improve communication and relationships between voluntary and community sector and local authorities leading to more wholistic services and support for carer families we developed our Professional Curiosity information package. 

This has been delivered to Middlesbrough Adult Social Care as part of their continued work to improve their offer for carers.

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Free Items

A local care home has donated items to Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency (MVDA) to be redistributed to the local community. Some of the items may be of interest to local carers. 

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