FUNDING & SUPPORT

"Supporting us in our support of carers."

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OVERVIEW

Care for Carers is funded by the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board, the Bank of Scotland Foundation, NHS Lothian, Carers Trust, Short Breaks, the National Lottery Community Fund and the Postcode Lottery. Care for Carers is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registered Charity No SC0 13450.

Below we provide some brief background information about our supporters.

RAS200

This partnership between Care for Carers and The Royal Astronomical Society supported Dark Sky remote rural short residential breaks for carers through our Stepping Out® programme. Carers have had the opportunity to learn about astronomy and geophysics with fellows of the RAS and partners Cosmos Planetarium. Programme media related to this project can be found below.

RELATED ITEMS

Coll and the Cosmos Booklet (3rd Edition)

EDINBURGH HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP / SHORT BREAKS

EHSCP funding enables us to provide core Carer Support Team services, supporting carers one-to-one as needed — as well as undertaking Adult Carer Support Plans and Carer Emergency Plans. EHSCP core fund our Stepping Out® Short Residential Breaks for Carers programmes. These residential breaks are typically 1–4 nights duration and take place across Scotland in a range of venues and with a variety of activities on offer. Stepping Out® is a group based service and a number of breaks are supported by trust funds and charitable donations so that we can take more carers away together.

Funding through Shared Care Scotland Creative Breaks fund and Foundation Scotland has supported the costs of remote rural residential breaks delivered via the Stepping Out® programme, taking place in island locations around Scotland.

RELATED ITEMS

Stepping Out Programme 2024

SUPPORTERS

Below is a collection of logos associated with our various funders and supporters, those who help us provide the programmes and services that enhance the lives of our carers. Click on the logos for further information about their background.

Bank of Scotland Foundation

Carer Positive Employer

Carers Trust

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Foundation Scotland

Heart of England Community Foundation

Impact Funding Partners

itisonus

Living Wage Employer

National Lottery Community Fund

NHS Lothian

One City Trust Edinburgh

OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator

People’s Postcode Trust

Scottish Government

Short Breaks Fund

The Hospital Saturday Fund

Wesleyan Foundation

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