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West Cumbria Carers Volunteer Project

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We want to provide six counselling sessions through volunteer counsellors to carers in crisis.

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About this cause

West Cumbria Carers (WCC's)provides support to unpaid carers from the age of 5 throughout West Cumbria and currently has over 1800 carers on it's register of whom 276 are young carers between the ages of 5 and 25. A carer is someone of any age who cares, unpaid for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability a mental health problem or addiction could not manage without their support. WCC's offers support through the following projects: Adults, Young Carers, transitional, Volunteer Project and Lasting Power of Attorney. Through these projects we offer the following range of services, assessments, information, telephone support, one to one support, newsletters, benefit clinics, social/activities, and counselling/drivers/sitting service/befriending through the vol project

How this cause brings people in the community together

Carers with emotional/mental health issues will feel better and therefore will not be attending as many GP appointments freeing up appointments for others in the community Carers will feel supported and more able to contribute and take part in local / community activities Volunteers will feel more valued and encouraged to continue volunteering in their local communities