Charity The Children’s Society has welcomed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that all care leavers in Scotland will be exempt from council tax. Continue reading Children’s Society welcomes council tax exemption for Scottish care leavers
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Dementia Week event at Blackhall Library
Thursday 21 September Drop-in any time from 10am – 4pm
Do the Kiltwalk for carers
VOCAL is looking for supporters to take part in the 2017 Edinburgh Kiltwalk on Sunday 17 September and help raise funds for carers. Registration is open now and there are plenty of spaces still available.
This year the Hunter Foundation is giving every charity a 40% bonus for every £100 raised – that means that VOCAL will receive £140 for every £100 you raise!
VOCAL counselling service manager Lorraine MacKenzie is taking part to celebrate a significant birthday this year, and she urges others to join her.
Lorraine said: “To celebrate my birthday, as well as taking up running, I’ve signed up to do the Kiltwalk for VOCAL. The more people we can get to take part, the better it will be for everybody because we’ll get an extra 40% donation for every £100 each person raises. It will just make such a difference to carers to get that extra money.”
Join Lorraine in the Kiltwalk on Sunday 17 September:
Register here and choose VOCAL as your nominated charity.
Support available every day for Scotland’s carers
With three quarters of a million Scots in a caring role, National Carers Week 2017 is all about helping each other. The national awareness week, which starts tomorrow (June 12th), is themed ‘Building Carer Friendly Communities‘. Continue reading Support available every day for Scotland’s carers
Young carers rock!
VOCAL and Edinburgh bands Ayakara, The Sunts and Whitehill Grove support a benefit gig for young carers on Thurs 15th June at the Mash House to mark Carers’ Week.
Doors open at 7pm and the gig is open to anyone 14 years and over.
Come along and rock with us – tickets are just £6 (£3 for young carers) and are available here or from the VOCAL Edinburgh Carer Centre.
More cash for carers
Increased Carer’s Allowance to be delivered next summer
The first social security payments to be delivered by the Scottish Government have been outlined to parliament by Social Security Secretary Angela Constance. Continue reading More cash for carers
Take the Carers Week challenge
CARERS WEEK 12 – 18 JUNE
To mark Carers’ Week 2017 (12-18 June), VOCAL are asking carers and supporters to take up our Carers’ Week Challenge and ‘make a change for carers‘. Continue reading Take the Carers Week challenge
Caring in the City comes to West Pilton
Carers are invited to VOCAL’s next Caring in the City event at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre from 10am-4pm on Wednesday 10th May. Continue reading Caring in the City comes to West Pilton
Caring for carers
Hundreds of families have benefited from a pilot that is increasing the number of short breaks for full-time unpaid carers, Tourism Secretary Fiona Hyslop has revealed. Continue reading Caring for carers
Just coping: one in four young carers do the caring alone
GREENS URGE FM TO PRESS AHEAD WITH YOUNG CARERS ALLOWANCE
A new study published by the Children and Young Peoples Commissioner explores the mental health and wellbeing of young carers in Scotland— and reveals that more than one in four are doing the caring on their own.
Continue reading Just coping: one in four young carers do the caring alone