Carers in Herts adapts to continuing its support during COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carers in Hertfordshire is adapting their service to ensure parent/carers can continue to access the information, advice and support they need.

Groups are not running at present, but advisers remain on hand to provide parents/carers with support. Their opening hours remain unchanged with most of the services now done online and over the phone.

You can contact a carers support adviser on 01992 58 6969 Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 4.30pm. You can also email contact@carersinherts.org.uk

Christine Gillham, Information and Carer Planning Service Manager highlights the activity still happening - 

• Our Facebook page for parent carers has some useful information
• We have a dedicated page on our website full of ideas for activities to do at home
• We continue to offer our mentoring service over the phone
• Advocacy can still be accessed at this time
• Our Carers Passport Card remains available and we have issued over 400 in April
• Some of our courses are now available online Click here for better sleep workshop
• If there is a young carer in your family they could join our newly launched book club, enter our competition or try one of the activities on the Young carers website .

If you would like to access a Carers in Hertfordshire service, or would like some help with finding the right support for you and your child please do get in touch with them.

 

Telephone 01992 58 6969 or email contact@carersinherts.org.uk