VOCAL – Voice of Carers Across Lothian - Directory of Services
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Organisation name
VOCAL
Brief summary
Do you spend time caring for someone close to you?
If a partner, parent, child, family member, friend or neighbour who relies on your help is living with: frailty, long-term condition or disability, physical health conditions, mental health conditions, additional needs, drug or alcohol dependency…then you’re definitely an unpaid carer.
Get support from us today!
What does the support look like?
VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) supports and empowers unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian through individual support, information, training and access to services.
What will I get?
Advice and information on:
• Adult Carer Support Plans
• Legal rights
• Financial entitlements
• Wills and trusts
• Power of Attorney and Guardianship
• Self-directed Support
• 1:1 support from a Carer Support Practitioner
• Peer support
• Peer mentoring: 1:1 match with another carer
• Local groups for your area or your type of caring role
• Free events and activities
• Information on specific caring roles, such as parent carers, working carers, young adult carers, or dementia carers
• Online training
• Second-hand mobility equipment for sale
• Counselling
• Signposting and referral to other service
• Volunteering opportunities
When
We provide ongoing support throughout the year.
Where
Any unpaid carer living or caring for someone in Edinburgh or Midlothian can register with us. You can access support:
• On our website or social media channels
• Over the phone
• At our offices
• At local support groups in your area
• Through a home visit from a Carer Support Practitioner
• By meeting up with a Carer Support Practitioner in public
What can I do next?
We can support you to your next steps, whatever they may be.
View our events programme at www.carerstraining.co.uk.
Address
Edinburgh Carers’ Hub, 60 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5HB
