Carers Week is 9th – 15th June!
- Jenny Hewitt
- Jun 5
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 9
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
The campaign is brought to life by thousands of individuals and organisations who come together to provide support for carers, run activities, highlight the vital role carers play in our communities and draw attention to just how important caring is.
This year the theme is 'Caring About Equality' highlighting the inequalities faced by unpaid carers, including a greater risk of poverty, social isolation, poor mental and physical health. Far too often, carers of all-ages miss out on opportunities in their education, careers, or personal lives, just because of their caring role.
We are getting involved in Carers Week 2025 and together working towards an equal society, where carers are truly valued, recognised and supported.
We welcome you to join us!
How you can support us this Carers Week
Share our Contact Us resource with your members
Follow us on social media
Come along and to one of our drop-ins
Support our 1st Annual fundraiser – Go without for Carers
Contact Us
We offer a range of ways for carers to access support. Here you can download and share a newly launched I am a Carer – How to Contact Us resource.
Social Media
Learn more about what we do. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X. We will be posting throughout the week about how we are supporting carers, the work that we do and how we support unpaid carers across our communities.
You can support us this Carers Week by letting people know you are supporting carers this Carers Week.
Download one of the images here, share on your social media pages and don’t forget to tag us in - @carersworcs
Download our Social Media Images below:
Come and have a conversation
We will be out and about during Carers Week. We welcome you to come along and have a conversation with us and learn more about what we do.
Go Without for Carers Fundraiser
Launching this Carers Week, we invite you to take part in our first Annual Go Without for Carers Week fundraiser.
Launching this Carers Week, 2025, we are raising vital funds for unpaid carers across our local communities.
Did you know?
The economic value of the support provided by unpaid carers in England and Wales is an estimated £162 billion per year.
Without carers, this would have a huge impact on everyone in society.
Carers UK say that;
“Social Services and the NHS rely on carers’ willingness and ability to provide care. Without the support of unpaid carers, these systems would collapse.”
Yet very often it is carers who go without.
Carers go without a break
Carers go without sleep
Carers go without social connection
Carers go without their own health and wellbeing
Carers go without or have to juggle work and care
These are just a few examples of the value of caring and the impact it has on carers in a caring role.
This Carers Week, we are asking you to show your support by going without in support of carers.
What would you go without and donate to us?
Would you go without your favourite coffee?
Would you go without your lunch out this week?
Would you go without your trip out? The cinema, shopping, spa, getting your hair or nails done?
Would you go without your car? Bike or walk to work.
Go without, show your support and donate today!
These are just a few ideas, you are welcome to think of your own!
All donations will go towards helping unpaid carers get the support they need in our communities.
Let us know what you are doing to Go Without.
Or maybe you would like to start your own fundraising campaign? What can you do to support carers? How will you involve your friends and colleagues? What ideas can your team come up with?
If you would like to fundraise on our behalf, you can do so using our Just Giving page
Please also share on social media and don’t forget to tag us in!
12,000 people become carers every day and 65% of people in the UK will provide care in their adult life, which means you, or someone you know, may already need support. That’s why Worcestershire Association of Carers exists: to stand beside carers and individuals across the county, with the challenges they face.
Your support will go a long way to help carers with the support they need and deserve.
Thank you.
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