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Carers Focus Newsletter: December 2023

Our latest Carers Focus Newsletter for December 2023 is now available.

Click here to download the newsletter.

Inside, you can find information including a summary of our past year and an overview of our current services, our Christmas opening hours, a welcome to our two newest team members Josh and Sarah, details on our next Carers Forum and peer support groups, a fundraising update, volunteering opportunities, and more.

Next Carers Forum - 18th January 2024

Our next Carers Forum will be on Thursday 18th January 2024 from 11:00am - 1:00pm at Great Michael House, 14 Links Place, Leith, EH6 7EZ.

We are pleased to welcome Lynsey Walker, Hospital Discharge Carer Support Worker from the Edinburgh Carer Support Team to talk with us about her work and provide information on Adult Carer Support Plans. There will also be an opportunity for you to raise any issues that are important to you.

People's Postcode Trust

People’s Postcode Trust is a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

We are delighted to have received funding of £25,000 from the Trust to help us to continue delivering our individual, collective and peer advocacy services for unpaid carers.

Keeping Edinburgh Podcast

We are pleased to share that we will be featured in the new 'Keeping Edinburgh podcast' which recently launched for people across the Capital, and is available to download via Apple and Spotify.

Next Carers Forum - 23rd November - 14 Links Place

Next Carers Forum - Thursday 23rd November

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: 'The Links' Room, Great Michael House, 14 Links Place, Leith, EH6 7EZ

AGM 2023 - 1st November 2023

Join us for our Annual General Meeting to discuss our progress to date, the impact we've had and our future focus.

Date: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: 14 Links Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7EZ

Carers Forum - 21st September

Our next Carers Forum will be held on Thursday, 21st September 2023.

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Place: Great Michael House, 14 Links Place, Edinburgh EH6 7EZ

ECC Fundraiser

We need your help!

We are raising funds to help us run our existing programmes and develop new ones so we can be there for any carer who needs individual or collective advocacy. Your pledges and donations will help us to continue to stand side-by-side with carers to help overcome barriers they face and to continue the care they provide.

Please visit our online Crowdfunding page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/edinburgh-carers-council-sc052190-1

ECC Carers Focus Newsletter: July 2023

The ECC Carers Focus Newsletter for July 2023 is now out and available to read.

Inside you can find information and updates about our services going forward, our new fundraising campaign, a thank you and farewell to two of our colleagues who are moving on from ECC, dates for upcoming peer support groups, and more. You can access the newsletter on our website by following this link: https://edinburghcarerscouncil.co.uk/newsletter/carers-focus-newsletter-july-2023

Job Opportunity: Carer Peer Support Worker (Eating Disorders)

Edinburgh Carers Council is looking for two peer support workers to assist carers and adult siblings of people with an eating disorder to feel supported in their caring role and to experience improved wellbeing. The posts can be either full time or part time. Personal or lived experience as a carer of a person with an eating disorder is desirable. For more details, please visit this link: https://goodmoves.com/vacancy/a4s3z000003bIIQAA2/Carer-Peer-Support-Worker-Eating-Disorders

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