Resources

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.

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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Care Homes Brochure - Middlesbrough

This brochure has been produced by Middlesbrough Council. It aims to help you choose a Care Home either for yourself, a family member or someone you care for.  It's been designed to make sure that, when you are looking for a Care Home,  you have enough information to help you decide which one you would like to live in or recommend to someone you care for.

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Posters: Carers affected by substance use of family or friends.

Please find below posters to promote our current survey to understand the experiences of Middlesbrough carers looking after a family member or friend with substance use issues. 

Survey link- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VKKRD6S 

We are completing this work on behalf of Middlesbrough Public Health to compile a report based on local carers experiences to inform and shape future commissioning of services. 

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