Please click on the pages below for information and local services available for carers
ACCG - African Caribbean Care Group
The ACCG delivers Day Care and Home Care services and aims to provide a service to the whole family, not just the person being cared for. They also host a...
Are you a carer?
A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support....
Being There
Being There is a small charity with support services in Manchester and Trafford providing emotional support and home-based practical help to people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, along with...
Carers Manchester
Carers Manchester is a group of organisations working together to provide support and improve services for Manchester’s unpaid carers. Website: Carers Manchester Phone: 0161 543 8000
Free Carer’s Assessment
If you provide unpaid care for a friend or relative, you are entitled to a free assessment of your own needs as a carer from the council. You will be...
Free Needs Assessment
Needs assessments are for adults (18 years of age or over) who may need help because of a disability, ill health or old age. Anyone who appears to have a...
Further Information
Carers Trust national website Carers UK national website Manchester City Council Carers Toolkit
Gaddum: Mental health support for carers
Gaddum is a charity offering services across Greater Manchester supporting carers with their mental health. Phone: 0161 834 6069 Website: Gaddum – Gaddum
Manchester Carers Forum
Regardless of whether you care for someone for just one hour per week or 24 hours per day, every day, Manchester Carers Forum is here to help. They can offer...
Talbot House
Talbot House supports parents and carers of people who have learning disabilities in Manchester. Website: www.talbot-house.org.uk
Trafford Carers Centre
Trafford Carers Centre supports unpaid carers looking after someone who lives in the Trafford area, including help applying for a Carer’s Assessment by Trafford Council. Telephone: 0161 848 2400 Website: www.traffordcarerscentre.org.uk
Trafford Mencap
Trafford Mencap is a charity that promotes equality for people with a learning disability – helping with new opportunities, new friends, and to feel valued and safe in the community....
Young Carers
Lots of young people are carers without realising it – often for a family member such as a brother or sister, parent or an older relative. Sometimes it can be...
Date published: 4th December, 2020
Date last updated: 17th March, 2026
