Supporting Unpaid Carers
Are you looking after someone who couldn’t manage without you?
Our services are for unpaid carers, that’s anyone who provides unpaid care and support for people in the community who are ill, frail, disabled, disadvantaged or have a drug or alcohol dependency.
Register for specialist advice, information & access to a range of support services.
Once you have registered with us, you will be able to access our services. We will discuss your caring role to understand the areas in which you need support or help. We will offer you specialist, tailored advice and support based on your needs.
This can include activities, training, benefits advice, help in filling out forms, peer support and provide you with helpful information and free resources.
We can also signpost you and the person you care for to relevant specialised sources of support in Harrow.
Carers Week 2025: Caring About Equality
Join us on Friday 13th June 2025, from 11am to 3pm at Old Lyonians Ground, Harrow, for our Carers Information Event. This year’s theme, Caring About Equality, shines a light on the challenges unpaid carers face—from social isolation to financial hardship—and aims to connect them with vital support. The event will feature information stalls, health checks, Q&A sessions with professionals, and speakers covering topics such as young carers, employment, and respite care. It’s a welcoming, drop-in event designed to empower carers with knowledge, resources, and community. To register click the following link: https://forms.gle/3YAUhUxkY2B1cqRB6
Help with your health and well-being
Looking after your own needs is so important when you have caring responsibilities.
We run workshops, clubs, counselling sessions, advisory, befriending services, and other activities. We aim to make you feel better. We help you with stress management, mindfulness and well-being to boost your confidence and positivity.
Check out our Carers’ Guide
A guide with tips, advice and support for unpaid carers
As a carer there is lots of help, advice and support available, the problem is knowing where to find the information, this guide will outline your rights as a carer and give you details, information and guide you to where you can get practical help and support in Harrow.
Contingency Plan
A contingency plan is a course of action designed to help in responding effectively to a significant future event or situation that may or may not happen.
Harrow Carers, Harrow Council and Unpaid Carers have developed a contingency plan for carers in the event that they are unable to provide care at short notice. Download your free copy for self-completion or contact us to have one sent to you in person.
Join our fantastic team
We would like to hear from you if you are ready to offer your skills to support our charity.
We are always looking for dedicated people who are willing to give up their time as a volunteer to help us offer the best service to our unpaid carers as well as those who would like to join our team on a more permanent role. Please have a look at the specific volunteering and full time roles we are looking for and contact us to register your interest.
Our Blog
How to Identify and Support Carers in the Workplace
Nearly a third of working carers have not discussed their caring role in the workplace, with a quarter giving up their career completely because of how difficult it is to combine work and care. Carers play a fundamental role in our society. They strengthen family ties...
What to do when your caring role changes or ends
Your caring role may one day come to an end. The loved one you’re looking after may need to move into a care home, need more support, or sadly, they may die. It can be a tough, because for so long they were the focus of your life. Whatever the circumstances, you may...
5 Strategies to Cope With Loneliness
It’s natural for us to feel lonely, even more so during the pandemic. Having underlying health problems, additional caring responsibilities, or in the case of the pandemic, being physically isolated from others can all contribute. These are just some examples. There...
