Adult Service

This service provides tailored support for unpaid carers and unpaid carers in the Armed Forces community, including home from hospital support and help with employability and training. We also offer community support for individuals ready to Stay Healthy, Independent and Connected.

Unpaid Carer Support

If you spend time looking after someone who depends on you because they are ill, frail or disabled, we're here to help! Our unpaid carer support provides dedicated support for unpaid carers aged 18 and over, including parent carers, young adult carers and unpaid carers in the Armed Forces community, offering free impartial and confidential advice. From practical guidance and emotional support to assistance with finances through our Carer Money Matters service, we aim to help carers manage their caring role while also looking after their own wellbeing and bringing balance back into their lives.

Who is the support for?

Who have a significant caring role, including looking after a friend or relative with a disability, illness, mental health condition, or drug/alcohol problem.
Who are experiencing an impact of care such as excessive or inappropriate caring that affects emotional health & physical health.
Who provide support with practical tasks, emotional support, family management, financial support, physical & personal care or those who are parent carers.

What does the support provide?

Providing Impartial Information
Carer Money Matters (Not currently taking referrals)
Providing A Listening Ear
Signposting & Referring
Guidance To Navigate Obstacles
Social Opportunities
Family Support
Providing You With A Voice

Unpaid Carers in the Armed Forces Community

Supporting unpaid carers in the Armed Forces community across North Yorkshire. Free information, advice, and guidance tailored to your needs. Connect with others through local projects in coastal, rural, and community settings. Boost your wellbeing, build resilience, and feel less alone. If you care for someone and have Armed Forces links, support is here for you.

Carers Plus Yorkshire is proud to offer dedicated support for unpaid carers, veterans, serving personnel and Armed Forces families across North Yorkshire. Caring can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging. We are here to make sure you do not have to manage alone.

(Funded by Masonic Charitable Foundation) Support for Unpaid Carers of Veterans (Scarborough & Ryedale) Helping those who care for veterans living with injury, illness, or age-related conditions.

Carers Connections Project

Specialist Unpaid Carer Support in Hambleton & Richmondshire

(Funded by The Veterans Foundation) Dedicated support for unpaid carers of veterans and for veterans who care.

Family Focus Fund

(Funded by The Armed Forces Covenant Fund) Support for unpaid carers of veterans and serving personnel who are Wounded, Injured or Sick (WIS) as a result of military life.

Employment & Training Support

RISE2THRIVE (Reducing Inequalities, Supporting Employment) / Trailblazer, is a support programme for adults in North Yorkshire and York who are currently out of work and have barriers to engaging with employment and/or training.

Through RISE2THRIVE / Trailblazer, individuals receive tailored 1-2-1 advice, mentoring and employability support, and have access to specific interventions designed to help break down barriers. This combination of support is designed to improve people’s health, confidence, skills, circumstances and ultimately their employability, moving them closer towards a position where they are thriving in their life and in work.

RISE2THRIVE is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity fund (UKSPF). The programme began mid-May 2023 and we are pleased to say we are continuing the project the project up to March 2026.

RISE2THRIVE is delivered through a partnership of community-based organisations spread across North Yorkshire. Carers Plus Yorkshire are pleased to be delivering the service in Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. You can visit Better Connect to find out who is delivering the service near you.

The project uses a Keyworker and Intervention model. Interested participants initially arrange to meet with a Keyworker who discusses the project and checks eligibility and suitability. If the project is suitable, the Keyworker signs the participant up and becomes their main project mentor, providing them with tailored 1-2-1 support and mentoring for the whole time they remain on RISE2THRIVE. If specific barriers are identified, then Keyworkers can refer participants to access project interventions. Interventions cover a range of areas including; therapy and counselling, debt advice and financial support, housing support, wellbeing activities, basic skills and vocational training.

PLEASE NOTE RISE2THRIVE/TRAILBLAZER IS NOW AT CAPACITY - PLEASE CONTACT https://betterconnect.org.uk/

Community Support & Volunteers

Stay Healthy, Independent and Connected! We supporting adults in Scarborough, Whitby & Ryedale to stay healthy and well, doing the things they enjoy, connected to others and living happily and safely in their home and community.

Volunteers are at the heart of what we do at Carers Plus Yorkshire, and we are always keen to welcome new people who want to make a positive difference. As our work continues to grow, we offer a range of volunteering opportunities for people with different life experiences, providing training, support and meaningful connections in return for your time. Whether you enjoy leading activities, supporting young carers or helping others feel less alone, there are many ways to get involved and be part of our volunteering community.

Feedback from Clients

Nasr - Adult Carer

“Joining a carers support service is really important, and a very positive step for me and my wife. I feel a sense of belonging – I’d like more members of ethnic minority communities and migrants to be reached and supported in this way. I know families who are struggling to care for their older parents and family members, and I’d like more carers to know there’s help available for them locally”
Kirsty - Parent Carer

“The support from the Parent Carer's forum has been differentiated to suit our needs as a family and has always been delivered in a professional and supportive manner. As a result of the support I have received I feel much more confident in my caring role as well as feeling less isolated and more fulfilled as a person”
Client on Carer Money Matters

“Thank you for the support and help filling in forms. I probably would have given up on my own as they are so complicated. The 1-1 support via telephone was very much appreciated when times were difficult. A friendly voice means such a lot when you're emotional, worried about loved ones and need a bit of support”