Family carers
If you have a friend or family member with a learning disability, Hft’s national Family Carer Support Service offers free information and support for family carers.
- We provide one-to-one support for family carers by telephone, letter or email
- We run workshops where you can meet other family carers, and find out more about the things that matter to you such as family carer rights, local housing and support, health and well-being and Personal Budgets for the person you care about.
- We develop a huge range of family carer-focused resources about issues that affect you
The Family Carer Support Service works in partnership with a range of other organisations to ensure family carers get the support and information they need.
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Our Family Carer Support Service works in partnership with a number of government bodies and organisations to offer valuable one-to-one support, workshops and resources for family carers.
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We provide a huge range of written and multimedia resources for Family carers.
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Family Carer Support Service responses to Government Consultations.
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The FCSS regularly runs free courses of workshops and one-off events for relatives of people with learning disabilities.
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News from the Family Carer Support Service about issues which could affect you
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We partner with several organisations to promote good practice in supporting families that include someone with a learning disability, from inquiry consultations to training.
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Our Family Carer Support Service is a free service for family carers funded entirely by voluntary donations and grants.