Carers Week
Carers Week is an annual campaign, organised by Carers UK. The theme for Carers Week 2022 is ‘Make Caring Visible, Valued and Supported’ and will …
Introduction to supporting unpaid carers with the skills of self-advocacy
Do you work with unpaid carers? Would you like to support them by sharing the powerful skills of self-advocacy? Then this course is for you! …
Half marathon feat in support of VOCAL
Fundraising makes a huge difference to our charity, and we were delighted to hear that Aengus Murray, from Portobello, has chosen to support VOCAL and …
VOCAL’s Carer Cottage – opening soon
We are delighted to share some updated photos of VOCAL’s Carer Cottage – Hawthorn Brae – which will be opening very soon. The cottage was …
VOCAL 100 Club – March 2022 Results
The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …
VOCAL 100 Club – February 2022 Results
The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …
Experiences of unpaid carers engaging in mental health services
VOCAL and Thrive Edinburgh have today launched the powerful results of its research on carers’ experiences of mental health services. The research was conducted by …
City’s unpaid carers to get finance boost
Local carer charity, VOCAL, Voice of Carers Across Lothian, has today announced a Carer Recovery Fund – a monumental funding package in partnership with 12 …
VOCAL 100 Club – January 2022 Results
The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …
Midlothian January – March Training Programme
We have now launched our January – March training programme! Taking place on Zoom, we have lots of events, activities and courses to support carers …
Useful contact details (Midlothian)
Ahead of the festive period, we have collected some useful contact details for out of hours services and organisations for carers in Midlothian. Midlothian Social Work: …
Useful contact details (Edinburgh)
Ahead of the festive period, we have collected some useful contact details for out of hours services and organisations for carers in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Social …