Carers Information
George Hardwick Foundation - Centre for Carers at North Tees Hospital
The George Hardwick Foundation Centre For Carers - North Tees Hospital The George Hardwick Foundation currently run an innovative Carers and Patients Centre at North Tees Hospital, where they work in partnership with Macmillan to support patients with long term and life-limiting illnesses, their families…
Telephone:
0845 3025524
George Hardwick Foundation - Stockton Carer's Centre
The George Hardwick Foundation provides specialist one-to-one advice and information, help claiming benefits / accessing grants, help with form filling, guidance about aids and adaptations, counselling, bereavement support, holistic therapies... and much more. The foundation currently have Carers Centres in Stockton-on-Tees and North East Lincolnshire.…
Telephone:
0845 3025523
Fax: 01642 739944
Grandparent Carers Service - Support Service
Grandparent Carer Service - Support Service Bridges offer a dedicated service to support Grandparents and their Grandchildren if they have been affected by substance misuse. This service can offer advice to Grandparents to help them understand the issues around substance misuse but can also offer…
Telephone:
01642 505222
Website:
bridges.cfsites.org/
Grandparents Plus
Grandparents Plus is the national charity (England and Wales) which champions the vital role of grandparents and the wider family in children’s lives – especially when they take on the caring role in difficult family circumstances. They work to support grandparents and the wider family.
Telephone:
020 8981 8001
Email:
info@grandparentsplus.org.uk
Website:
www.grandparentsplus.org.uk/
The Halcyon Centre
The Halcyon Centre is a day service for adults and older people who have been assessed as meeting the criteria to attend the centre. Provided they have capacity to meet those assessed needs, all clients are welcome. The centre was opened in August 2008 and…
Telephone:
01642 528028
Email:
firstcontact@stockton.gov.uk
Website:
www.stockton.gov.uk/
Hindu Cultural Society
The Hindu Cultural Society provides day care for Hindu elders, offering activities such as keep fit, relaxation, healthy living groups, outings and the opportunity for prayer, as well as providing a three-course vegetarian meal. Members who are not able to attend can have their meals…
Contact: Mr Nath (President)
Telephone:
01642 819222
Website:
www.stockton.gov.uk/
Meals with Care
WRVS - Meals with care deliver over six million meals a year to people who have difficulty with shopping, carrying food home or cooking for themselves. They offer a wide range of menu choices, covering cultural as well as dietary needs, and including special requirements like…
Telephone:
0845 600 5885
Website:
www.wrvs.org.uk
The National Careline
The National Careline is a not for profit company offering information about care and support for older people, their carers and their families. The objective of the National Careline is to provide a portal that signposts users to various organisations including, Government departments and support…
Telephone:
0800 0699 784
Website:
www.thenationalcareline.org
Royal Blind Society for the UK
The Royal Blind Society has, for almost 150 years, given assistance to people who are blind or partially sighted and in charitable need. We do this by giving cash grants to provide essential support for those on low incomes, and by providing a range of…
Telephone:
01903 857023
Fax: 01903 859166
Email:
rbsgrants@tiscali.co.uk
Website:
Royal Blind Society UK
Royal National Institute for the Blind - RNIB
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people with sight loss. Their pioneering work helps anyone with a sight problem - not just with braille and Talking Books, but with imaginative…
Telephone:
0303 123 9999
Alternative telephone: 020 7388 1266
Fax: 020 7388 2034
Email:
helpline@rnib.org.uk
Website:
RNIB
