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Helping 1,000 Unpaid Carers Every Year in East Dunbartonshire

  • Submitted by: Gil Paterson, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-03646

That the Parliament congratulates Carers Link East Dunbartonshire, which is based in Milngavie, on a successful application to Young Start programme, which is run by the Big Lottery Fund, for a £49,920 grant; notes that the project that the charity applied for will involve a holistic approach to supporting young people with caring responsibilities in the development of person-centred action plans for young adult carers to help them access information and advocacy for their caring roles, as well as identify and pursue educational, training and employment opportunities; understands that 70 unpaid, young adult carers will be involved in the project over two years; recognises the instrumental work done by Carers Link East Dunbartonshire to assist more than 1,000 unpaid carers in the area each year, and welcomes the funding boost provided by the Big Lottery Fund across Scotland.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Graeme Dey, Bob Doris, Kenneth Gibson, Ross Greer, Clare Haughey, Angus MacDonald, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Sandra White