Welcome to our News and Events section
Keep up to date with what’s happening at Action for Family Carers. Here you’ll find our latest news, carer stories, updates and upcoming events.
Latest News
Case Study – Ruby and Daisy
The importance of friendship with other Young Carers Ruby and Daisy are both 13 years old and have a caring role at...
Case Study – Carol
‘It’s my only break in the week when he attends the group’ Carol is 88 years of age and a full time Carer for her...
New Community Garden
New Community Garden now open for older people.
Young Carers Awards
One of our Young Carers from Loughton was so pleased and proud to receive this award, I think you can see that by his...
Young Carers sports day
Young Carers from our Harwich Club had a great sports day with prizes and trophies. Our staff made this such a great...
Case Study – Robin
Robin is 78 years of age and attends our Epping Activity Group for people living with dementia. He was a Police...
Carer Story – Claire
Claire cares for her 82 year old Dad who has Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s and attends our Maldon Day Care Centre....
Raft building at our Harlow Club
Young Carers from our Harlow Club had a fantastic evening raft building which was funded by the Jack Petchey Award....
Meet other carers, find support.
It's easy to feel isolated when you're caring. Held on Zoom, our online Care for a Cuppa chats offer a space to meet...
Upcoming Events
See what’s happening near you. Find upcoming groups, activities, events and support for carers across Essex.
Our Adult Carer Support groups are open to all carers, and you don’t need to book a place. However, it’s helpful to be registered with us so we can let you know about any changes, cancellations or special activities.
Not registered with us yet? You can register here.