Together our voice is louder
We are taking action to support people looking after a family member or friend.
This month sees Carers Rights Day being held to raise awareness of the rights of unpaid carers.
Carers have a range of rights that can make a huge difference to them but possibly the biggest barrier to them being able to access these rights is that there is such low awareness of who unpaid carers are.
People simply knowing what an unpaid carer is and that charities like Caring Together can support them is essential to carers making the most of the rights they have.
Even relatively small actions could have a huge impact on the lives of the more than 150,000 unpaid carers across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk.
More than three in five of us will be a carer at some point in our lives, and many of us will also need someone’s support due to long-term illness, disability, frailty or mental health challenges. None of us plan to become an unpaid carer, yet it will happen to most of us and caring is something that affects us all.
Find out why this matters, and how you can do the same at www.caringtogether.org/pledge
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