Become a Friend of Suffolk Family Carers
Our mission is to improve the lives of family carers by becoming a friend of Suffolk Family Carers you will help make a difference to people and ensure family carers receive the information and support they need to help them in their caring role.
What does it mean to be a Friend of Suffolk Family Carers?
Being a Friend means joining a network of people who have pledged to promote the services and support Suffolk Family Carers provides at every opportunity to ensure we continue to help more family carers.
It’s free to join and will give you lots of useful information and support. It’s a small step but one that could make a huge difference in your life and the lives of people you care about.
How do I become a Friend?
To join, all you have to do is contact us and we will send you an information pack
As a Friend of Suffolk Family Carers you’ll receive:
- A welcome pack with pin badge, car sticker and pen
- Our Friends newsletter three times a year
- Our Annual Review report
- An invite to our Annual General Meeting
You can also support us by:
- Donating – One off or regular donations can be made via our website.
- Signing up to iStreet – We can benefit from a percentage donation of your normal online shopping. It doesn’t cost you a penny! https://istreet.org.uk/
- Volunteering – Our dedicated and talented team of volunteers support us throughout the organisation. Please contact us if you are interested in finding out more.
- Campaigning – From time to time we may ask you to support national and local campaigns
- Following us on Social Media – Find us on twitter and facebook @suffolkfamilycarers
With your support, we will keep driving change across society to enable carers to have a life of their own alongside their caring role.
We are here to help
There are over 78,000 identified carers living in Suffolk. For thousands more, looking after an ill, older or disabled loved one doesn’t have a name, it is ‘just something you do.’
Our loved ones are living longer with illness or disability, and more and more of us are looking after them. Whether round-the-clock or for a few hours a week, in our own home or for someone at the other end of a motorway – caring can have a huge effect on us, our lives and our plans.
Caring is such an important part of life. It’s simply part of being human. Carers are holding families together, enabling loved ones to get the most out of life, making an enormous contribution to society and saving the economy billions of pounds.
Yet many family carers do not recognise they are carrying out a caring role and this can be a real barrier to accessing vital support. Our information line handles over 7,000 calls a year form family carers and provides advice and support in a solution focussed way. Our Advisers complete Carers Assessments in partnership with Suffolk County Council.