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• South Asian Carers Engagement Worker
• Rural and Island Engagement Worker
• VOCAL 100 Club - May 2022 Results
• Carers Week
• Carer Support Practitioner (Self-directed Support)
• Introduction to supporting unpaid carers with the skills of self-advocacy
• Short breaks and grant funds paused for applications
• Counsellor (Self Employed) x2 positions
• Half marathon feat in support of VOCAL
• Carer Support Practitioner (Midlothian)
• Senior Carer Support Practitioner – Family Support Addictions
• VOCAL’s Carer Cottage – opening soon
• VOCAL 100 Club - March 2022 Results
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• VOCAL 100 Club - February 2022 Results
• Experiences of unpaid carers engaging in mental health services
• City’s unpaid carers to get finance boost
• VOCAL 100 Club - January 2022 Results
• Midlothian January - March Training Programme
• Useful contact details (Midlothian)
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• Our Support and Services For The Festive Period
• Doogie’s Guitar Auction Donation for VOCAL
• VOCAL 100 Club - December 2021 Results
• Caring at Christmas Fund
• VOCAL 100 Club - November 2021 Results
• Administrative Assistant (Midlothian)
• Deputy Manager - Counselling Service (Midlothian)
• VOCAL Midlothian - Winter programme 2021/2022
• Edinburgh Carers' Recovery Fund now open for applications
• Edinburgh Winter Programme For Carers
• 2021 Carer Survey - Summary of findings
• Carer Survey Results 2021
• VOCAL 100 Club - October 2021 Results
• European Carers Day: New partnership to support young carers
• Challenge Poverty Week: Financial support available
• Challenge Poverty Week: Myths and Misconceptions
• Carer Short Breaks Facilitator (Edinburgh)
• VOCAL 100 Club - September 2021 Results
• VOCAL's new 'Carer Cottage'
• Midlothian Carer Support Practitioner (Welfare Rights)
• Digital & Communications Support Officer
• VOCAL joins organisations in a call for Scottish Child Payment to be doubled
• Partnership Development Officer (Fundraising)
• VOCAL 100 Club – August 2021 Results
• Carer Survey - 2021
• Fearless Five Complete Skydive for VOCAL
• Training and Engagement Officer (Midlothian)
• VOCAL 100 Club – July 2021 Results
• Midlothian Carer Support Practitioner - Welfare Rights (2 posts)
• Sessional Counsellor (Midlothian)
• Treasurer
• Swanston players tee off for VOCAL
• Carer's Allowance Supplement - December 2021
• City of Edinburgh Council - Holiday support for children with disabilities and young people
• Phoenix Choir - I Won't Let Your Light Go Out
• Striving for gender equality and carer recognition in the workplace
• Carers Week - A story from one of our carers
• Promoting wellbeing for Edinburgh's unpaid carers
• Carers & Co Choir - Good People
• Pheonix Choir - Rendition of Good People by Rhys Lewis
• Midlothian Carer Support Practitioner - Welfare Rights
• City of Edinburgh Council and VOCAL announce £250,000 Carers Recovery Fund
• Carers Week - 7-13 June
• Happy Volunteers' Week
• VOCAL and Thrive need your help in shaping the future of Edinburgh’s mental health services
• Thank you, Alice
• Help us make caring visible and valued
• Join our Carers Week activities!
• VOCAL 100 Club – May 2021 Results
• Scottish Election - Results & Carer Promises
• Colin’s February Fundraising for VOCAL
• Scottish Election - Party promises to unpaid carers
• VOCAL 100 Club – April 2021 Results
• Ken and Mary Lawson’s Story
• Manifesto for Unpaid Carers and Young Carers
• Edinburgh charities unite to help local carers in need
• VOCAL 100 Club – March 2021 Results
• Every step counts - Virtual Kiltwalk for Carers
• Alice’s Step Challenge to Support Carers
• VOCAL 100 Club – February 2021 Results
• It Really is Easy Fundraising!
• Birthday and Marathon Challenge for James
• VOCAL 100 Club – January 2021 Results
• Carer Engagement With Mental Health Services
• VOCAL 100 Club - December 2020 Results
• VOCAL sings the praises of carers with the help of The Phoenix Choir
• VOCAL Puts Carers Top of the Tree
• Gail and Abbi place their stars on the VOCAL Midlothian Tree
• VOCAL receives a special gift.....in memory of a loved one
• Historic Environment Scotland brighten up Carers' Hubs
• Lothian Modified Help Launch Carers Are Stars! Campaign
• #GivingTuesday - Carers Are Stars - help them shine
• Carers are Stars - Midlothian
• VOCAL 100 Club – November 2020 Result
• Carers are Stars - Edinburgh
• Inclusive tourism is key part of response to pandemic
• Take a look under our 'Treasure Tree'
• VOCAL's "Super Six" Complete Their Challenge
• Flu vaccinations just got easier in Edinburgh
• VOCAL 100 Club – October 2020 Result
• A Caring Birthday!
• A Gift That is Special
• 1st European Carers Day: Tuesday 6 October 2020
• Feeling good about fundraising
• VOCAL 100 Club – September 2020 Result
• Dementia Activism Week 2020
• Managing money worries during the pandemic
• VOCAL says Thank You!
• VOCAL 100 Club – August 2020 Result
• Join in the virtual Kiltwalk weekend
• Carer views of health and wellbeing
• Announcing our Partnership with Agenor Technology
• VOCAL partners with SPACE
• VOCAL 100 Club – July 2020 Result
• VOCAL Awarded Trusted Charity Level 2
• Time off from caring after lockdown
• Safe spaces for everyone
• VOCAL 100 Club - June 2020 Result
• Carers & Co sing us out of Carers Week
• Music to our ears!
• COVID-19 - taking stock after our pandemic spring
• Carers Week 2020 - Making Caring Visible
• Test and Protect
• Priority COVID-19 Testing for Carers
• VOCAL 100 Club - May 2020 Result
• Breaks without boundaries!
• VOCAL is open
• #InItTogether? Perspectives on Caring and Coronavirus
• VOCAL 100 Club - April 2020 Result
• Unpaid carers – equal partners in care
• Planning for an Emergency
• What our Carer Support Team is hearing from carers, and how VOCAL is acting on this.
• Focussing on what you can control
• VOCAL 100 Club - March 2020 Result
• Coronavirus
• LGBT History month: Recognising the diversity of carers
• VOCAL 100 Club - February 2020 Result
• VOCAL 100 Club - January 2020 Result
• Make VOCAL Your Charity of 2020 - 74th edition of VOCAL's newsletter is out now
• Caring for Yourself in the New Year
• VOCAL 100 Club - December 2019 Result
• Christmas 2019 at VOCAL Midlothian
• Christmas 2019 at VOCAL Edinburgh
• VOCAL 100 Club - November 2019 Result
• We're a Living Wage employer
• VOCAL 100 Club - October 2019 Result
• Challenge Poverty Week 2019
• VOCAL 100 Club - September 2019 Result
• VOCAL near you - 73rd edition of VOCAL's newsletter
• Combatting isolation for carers
• Home Energy Scotland - helping you stay warm over winter
• VOCAL 100 Club - August 2019 Result
• Thank you to Waitrose Comely Bank!
• VOCAL in Parliament
• VOCAL 100 Club - July 2019 Result
• VOCAL 100 Club - June 2019 Result
• Volunteer Week 2019
• VOCAL 100 Club - May 2019 Result
• Anniversary edition - 72nd edition of VOCAL's newsletter
• VOCAL 100 club – April 2019 draw result
• “You need to have a voice!” – celebrating 25 years working with carers
• Spending more time than you'd like on the sofa?
• VOCAL 100 club – March 2019 draw result
• LGBT History month: perspectives on care
• VOCAL 100 club – February 2019 draw result
• Why Power of Attorney?
• Caring in the City newsletter Issue 71
• VOCAL 100 club – January 2019 draw result
• VOCAL 100 club – December 2018 draw result
• VOCAL 100 club - November 2018 draw result
• Festive Season Opening Times
• Sebastian Fischer, Chief Executive of VOCAL talks to Network ROI
• VOCAL 100 club - October 2018 draw result
• Caring in the City newsletter Issue 70
• Carers' Allowance top-up payments to start from 13 Sept 2018
• VOCAL 100 club - August 2018 draw results
• VOCAL 100 club draw results July 2018
• Tough Mudder in the City
• VOCAL services and support: carer satisfaction (infographic)
• I declare the Edinburgh Carers' Hub open!
• VOCAL 100 club - June 2018 draw results
• The cost of caring: money & work (Infographic)
• Taking a break from caring (Infographic)
• The cost of caring: health & wellbeing (infographic)
• Carers' Week 2018 events at VOCAL
• Caring in the City - issue 69 (May 2018)
• VOCAL 100 club - May 2018 results
• Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 and Equalities
• Edinburgh Carers' Hub opens it's doors to carers!
• The Carers' (Scotland) Act - what to expect
• VOCAL carer survey 2017 - read the reports & findings
• VOCAL 100 club - March 2018 results
• VOCAL Edinburgh carer centre relocation
• VOCAL 100 club - February 2018 draw results
• Carer survey prize winners
• VOCAL 100 club - January 2018 draw results
• Midlothian draft adult and young carers eligibility consultation
• Caring in the City issue 68
• Blue badge scheme to be extended to carers and relatives
• VOCAL 100 Club - December draw results
• Festive support and time out for carers
• VOCAL carer survey 2017
• Latest issue of Midlothian Carers News
• Give a VOCAL 100 Club gift subscription this Christmas
• VOCAL 100 club - October 2017 draw results
• Carers - Get online and #try1thing
• Edinburgh Christmas Tree Festival 2017
• Free carer training and events: Oct-Dec 2017
• Issue 67 of VOCAL Carers News
• Consultation on Carers Act regulations and Carers charter
• VOCAL 100 club: August results
• Breaking New Ground: Big Lottery Fund says YES to carers
• VOCAL 100 club - July draw results
• Job vacancy: Short Breaks Officer - Midlothian
• Job vacancy: Short Breaks & Respitality Development Officer
• Carers Week 2017 round-up
• Ben Nevis Trek 29 Sep 2017 - 1 Oct 2017
• Ride for VOCAL - Edinburgh Night Ride 2017
• Issue 66 of Carers News
• Carers Week Challenge 2017
• VOCAL 100 club April draw results
• Manifesto for Carers 2017
• VOCAL 100 Club March draw results
• Issue 65 of VOCAL Carers News
• 28 May 2017: Forth Rail Bridge Abseil Challenge!
• VOCAL festive opening hours
• Time for me...support for carers this Christmas
• Carer support drop-in sessions (Edinburgh)
• Top tips to surviving Christmas as a carer!
• VOCAL 100 club - November 2016 results are in!
• Alcohol Awareness Week (14-22 Nov 2016) - VOCAL increasing carer awareness of risks of alcohol
• VOCAL 100 club - October draw result
• Caring in the City event (Pilrig Church) - Fri 28th October 2016 10am-4pm
• Carers & social security - Midlothian consultation event 12th Oct
• Social security consultation & carers - focus groups October 2016
• Latest issue of Carers News
• Tired of small talk? Join the conversation at our carer conversation cafes!
• Capturing feedback on quality of end of life care for patients and carers
• VOCAL 100 club - August 2016 draw result!
• Carer support drop-in sessions
• Ever had a habit you wanted to kick? Here's how!
• VOCAL 100 Club: July draw results
• New social security powers will benefit carers
• Make it OUR business 9th June: Workshops announced
• Carers Week events: 9-12 June 2016
• VOCAL 100 Club - May draw results
• VOCAL Carer Survey 2015: "VOCAL really is a one-stop shop!"
• Carers News issue 63
• Campaigning for carers - the Carers' Manifesto 2016
• Make it OUR business! Supporting carers in the workplace
• VOCAL Midlothian Carer Coffee Mornings
• VOCAL Midlothian - Creating a dementia friendly home 22nd June
• VOCAL Midlothian - Carer Information Session 26th May
• VOCAL 100 club - April draw result
• Find out about free carer training April-June 2016
• 26th June 2016: Forth Road Bridge Abseil
• 4th June 2016: Sponsored walk & picnic in the park
• Sample Fundraising Post
• Sample Vacancy
• Carers' Manifesto 2016
• Carers' Christmas Countdown
• Additional carer support over Christmas
• VOCAL Carer Survey 2015
• VOCAL Big Walk 2015
• Recovery Walk Scotland 2015
• European database of digital services for carers of the elderly launched
• 6 ways to look after yourself when you look after someone else
• VOCAL launches dementia carers' counselling service
• Report reveals how families play a crucial role in the recovery from addiction
• New Legislation Announced at Carers Parliament
• Lothian Census figures show increase in caring hours
• Carer Survey Report 2013
• VOCAL Midlothian Carer Centre opens

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