SUPPORTING CARERS AND FAMILIES TOGETHER

"To relieve the social, emotional, mental, physical and educational needs of Carers and their families in the county of Essex through the provision of support, person and group centered interventions, advice, guidance and sign posting to other services as appropriate".

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YOUNG CARERS

Who are young Carers?Children aged 18 and under who care, or help care for a relative with: A physical or learning disability...

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ADULT CARERS

Caring is motivated by love and compassion and can be rewarding and fulfilling but emotional and physical demands on you can be...

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REFERRALS

Do you know a carer that may need a bit of help? Fill in our secure referral form and we can provide a range of support.

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VOLUNTEERING

See how you can get involved with SCAFT. View our current paid vacancies and volunteering opportunities here.

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WELCOME TO SCAFT

The object of our organisation is to relieve the social, emotional, mental, physical and educational needs of Carers and their families in the county of Essex through the provision of support, person and group centered interventions, advice, guidance and sign posting to other services as appropriate.

We offer the following carer support:

  • Young Carers aged 6-18
  • Adult Carers
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    Are you a Carer?

    Do you look after or care for a family member, friend or who has:

  • a physical or learning disability
  • mental health condition/illness
  • long term illness/condition including age related issues, HIV and Aids
  • drug and/or alcohol related issues
  • been subject to, or witnessed domestic violence
  • or perhaps cannot cope without some help.

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    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    2 weeks ago

    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    We would appreciate a few moments of your time to answer a few (4) questions about how we might better support our young carers in returning to school and catching up once they do.

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    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    2 weeks ago

    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    Please don't forget that our staff are available via phone and Facebook for support should you need it. Given the calls we've already had we know some of our families are struggling with a whole range of issues, including loneliness/isolation, illness, loss and difficulty getting food during lockdown.

    If you're having trouble coming up with activities for the children there are a range of new ideas for short activities around staying safe, particularly online, here....

    for 5-7's www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/5-7s/

    for 8-10's www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/8-10s/

    for 11-13's www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/11-13s/

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    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    1 month ago

    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    As we head into another period of Coronavirus restrictions we would like to better understand how the situation is affecting our families and young carers. It is a difficult time for all, but some are having a worse experience than others and we would like to be able to offer more targeted support, both now and to help people recover once restrictions allow our usual services to resume.

    You might be tired of surveys and of all things coronavirus but please take the time to answer the questions in our brief survey, (there are less than 10 questions).

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    1 month ago

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    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    2 months ago

    SCAFT - Supporting Carers & Families Together

    It's once again time to look for new funds to continue our services and an absolutely vital part of this is being able to show potential funders that our young carers are achieving positive outcomes, so we've just posted surveys in both our Parents and Young Carers groups. They should only take a few minutes to complete so we'd be grateful if both parents and young carers could spare the time to take a look and respond. If you're not already a member of one of these groups please post a request and we'll join you up. ... See MoreSee Less

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    Volunteer – Cook

    Posted 1 year ago

    As part of our  evening respite groups for Young Carers we provide the children/young people with a meal and we are looking for volunteers with a […]

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    Young Carers Session Worker – Rayleigh

    Posted 1 year ago

    Job Description   Job Title:      Session Worker Descriptive: With a primary task of supporting the Session Leader to deliver our evening youth sessions to Young […]

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    Young Carers Session Worker – Rochford

    Posted 1 year ago

    Job Description   Job Title:      Session Worker Descriptive: With a primary task of supporting the Session Leader to deliver our evening youth sessions to Young […]

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