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Carer Friendly Workplaces Self-Assessment Tool

Supporting carers in the workplace not only strengthens staff wellbeing, but also delivers tangible benefits for organisations. Creating a carer-friendly environment can help organisations keep experienced staff for longer, boost motivation and involvement at work, and foster a more inclusive and supportive workplace culture.

Use our handy self-assessment tool to see how carer friendly your organisation really is and take action.

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Carers Guide

The Carers Guide is for adults in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland who are caring for a family member, partner, or friend due to illness, disability, mental health issues, old age, or substance use, and who rely on the support provided.

It contains everything you need to know about carers’ assessments, local carer support services, carers' rights, financial support and where to turn for further help.

If you know someone who might benefit from one of these guides, download a copy here

Open Letter to Businesses and Organisations across South Tees

For Carers Rights Day (20 Nov 2025), we’ve written an open letter to employers across South Tees, urging them to recognise and support their unpaid carers at work.

Every day, 5,300 people in paid employment become carers and many struggle to balance work and caring. With the right support, everyone benefits: wellbeing improves, skills are retained, and workplaces thrive.

 

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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]. 

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