Manchester Carers Centre Services

We deliver 4 main services that are available to Carers:
A dedicated Reception Service for Carers to connect Carers with our specialist services and those services from other organisations in Manchester that are relevant to your needs. Our reception service is available for Carers calls only and operates Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm. The service is staffed by our friendly team who understand the issues that Carers face.

We have a unique Money and More service that helps Carers with financial matters to address cost of living issues and improve finances. We can advise Carers on fuel efficiency and safety awareness, as well as to connect Carers with benefits and debt advice, budgeting resources and lots of money-saving tips. We operate a grants service that helps Carers financially to access respite breaks, IT Support, SIM Cards with Data Packages, white goods, food, clothing and essential equipment to keep warm and well in the winter months.

We have a Caring 4 Me service. This service brings Carers together to combat social isolation and offers a range of short breaks and group activities. Carers really appreciate opportunities to explore learning opportunities that improve their health, wellbeing and knowledge. This creates opportunities for the future, for example Carers Study Clubs, access to lifelong learning and free courses for fun, creativity, employability and developing new skills. We bring Carers together for short breaks to experience all that is on offer culturally in our great city. We connect Carers with the arts, for example by working with CREATE, a national award-winning charity. Together, we have given Carers a taste of screen printing and other visual arts, mosaic production, dance and music therapy. Carers, contact us to register with our Caring4Me service so we can keep you updated with our activities.

We have a unique I CAN service for Young Adult Carers (16-25) citywide with caring responsibilities. We offer individual support and advice to address Carers’ unique needs. We understand it is very hard for young people to juggle caring responsibilities at a crucial time in their young lives where they are developing their skills, experience and aspirations for the future, so we operate a specialist service. Alongside this, we provide group activities for respite and to connect Young Adult Carers together. We produce regular e-bulletins and opportunities to develop skills, support to build aspirations for Carers’ futures and to help Carers cope with their unique caring responsibilities. Young Adult Carers really appreciate being part of a community.

Working with professionals:
We are always pleased to hear from professionals who want to refer Carers to us. If you are a professional, you can make a referral for a Carer with their consent and full knowledge via our professional referrals form.
For other enquiries and to know more about our work or how we could work together, please contact us on admin@manchestercarers.org.uk, and put “professional enquiry” in the subject heading.

Young Adult Carers Service

We offer tailored support services to 16-25 year old Carers including: 1-1 appointments, social group activities, grants & funding, help with employability skills, and much more!

Practical Help

We offer a range of support services to Carers such as access to grants, relevant information, emergency planning, and much more.