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Charity and Voluntary Sector
BIG: A new support network to enable carers of disabled children to take short breaks is among 18 projects receiving funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Reaching Communities programme. Shared Care Network has been awarded £379,128 to set up an England-wide short break carers network, giving families of disabled children a short respite from their caring duties.
The 4-year grant will be used to establish a network of volunteer carers that will step in & look after a child for short periods on a regular basis either in the carer's home, the child's home, or in the community. The project will also establish a national database of short-break carers and a website will be set up where carers can register.
Press release ~ Reaching Communities programme ~ Shared Care Network – The Short Breaks Charity ~ Solace - Leeds based charity ~ Council for Disabled Children ~ Preventing Social Exclusion of Disabled Children and Their Families ~ Family Fund ~ Support groups for parents of disabled children : Directgov
Press release ~ Reaching Communities programme ~ Shared Care Network – The Short Breaks Charity ~ Solace - Leeds based charity ~ Council for Disabled Children ~ Preventing Social Exclusion of Disabled Children and Their Families ~ Family Fund ~ Support groups for parents of disabled children : Directgov
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