The Camelia Botnar Foundation provides residential training and work experience, helping young people to learn a skilled trade, embark on a useful career path and successfully make their own way in life. The Foundation invites applications from anywhere in the UK. Potential trainees can be…

A wild oasis nestled between two of London’s busiest railway stations and beside Regent’s Canal, this reserve was created from wasteland and is now a haven for diverse wildlife.

The Cardinal Hume Centre enables people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness. We work with homeless young people, badly housed families and others in need. We take the ethos of our founder seriously, ensuring that we offer both a non-judgemental…

We are determined to draw out and develop the aptitudes and talents of all our pupils.  At the heart of the School lies our Catholic ethos, which underpins everything we do. Quite simply, we see our principal role, as a Catholic school, to be a…

Following the shocking abuse seen at Winterbourne View, a hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism, in 2011, People with learning disabilities, family carers, health and social care organisations came together to form the Transforming Care programme. The Transforming Care programme aims to improve…

If you want to ask a question while browsing the Carers Direct web site, or you need help finding information, you can use the webchat service to talk to a Carers Direct adviser live online.The web chat service is available between 9am and 8pm Monday…

A programme for young people aged 11-19 who give emotional and/or practical support to a loved one. Carers Express takes place primarily over the school holidays. We partake in creative workshops at galleries, museums and other cultural hubs, take trips to see plays and musicals, and…

Carers Network provides a tailored service to unpaid carers; supporting them to identify their needs and empowering them to make informed choices for themselves and the person they care for. Core services include: • Information – carers who look after someone aged 18 or over…

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CareTrade is a multi-award winning charity providing innovative opportunities for Londoners with autism to transition from school/college towards and into employment. In our first 6 years we have supported over 100 individuals from 14 boroughs and have developed four leading employment focused projects. All participants…