Peterborough Carers and Advocacy Centre have been supporting carers for more than 10 years in Peterborough. We are grant funded from the Greater Peterborough Primary Care Partnership with additional support for 2005/06 from various trust funds and other grant making organisations.

 

Adult Carers - Read more...

Advocacy - Read more...

Peterborough Young Carers - Read more...

Trips and Outings - Read more...

 

 

Email : :

General :: peterborough.carerscentre@pcvs.co.uk

Sarah Hillier :: sarah.hillier@pcvs.co.uk

Christine Atkinson :: christine.atkinson@pcvs.co.uk

Janine Baxter :: janine.baxter@pcvs.co.uk

 

Telephone : 01733 342683

 

:: Home Visiting

Gives you a chance to talk privately and in total confidence to understanding people whose job it is to help you in any way they can.

:: Benefits Enquiries

Our staff will visit you to fill in those dreaded forms.

:: College

In partnership with the National Extension College (NEC) we can provide long distance learning.

:: Newsletter

Free every quarter to all carers on the mailing list.

:: Social Events

Day trips, wine and cheese evenings, coffee mornings and pampering days. All welcome.

:: Funds

We can attempt to tap into various funds for one off grants to enable carers to continue their valuable caring role.

 

To find out more please contact Christine Atkinson at christine.atkinson@pcvs.co.uk

What is Advocacy?

:: Advocacy is about helping people achieve a better quality of life

:: Advocacy is the help you need when you feel nobody is listening to you

:: The Advocacy project supports people to make their voice and views heard

The Advocacy Project works with:

:: People with a learning disability

:: People who care for someone who is ill or disabled

:: People who care for a disabled child

:: Parents with a learning disability

:: People who need help to speak up

What we do and help with:

:: Benefits

:: Complaints

:: Filling out forms

:: Help talking to people from Social Services, Health Authorities and the Education Department

:: We will help you to represent yourself to authorities

 

This is a FREE service that we provide to any carer on our mailing list who cares for a person over 18 years.

A selected volunteer will come into the home and keep the cared for company. Giving the carer some time to themselves; to maybe catch up on housework, go shopping, go to the doctors or even enjoy a long relaxing bath.

 

The Adult and Young Carers projects organise a number of social trips each year. This could be Christmas shopping or a summer outing for Adult Carers. To find out more contact Christine Atkinson at the Carers Centre.

Peterborough Young Carers Trips provide a wide range of exciting opportunities:

:: Theme Parks
:: Seaside
:: Zoo's
:: And many more activities..!

For more information contact Janine Baxter