NEWHAM CARERS’ NETWORK PART OF THE RENEWAL PROGRAMME delivers a whole range of information, advice and support services to anyone who provides voluntary support on a regular basis to a family member or friend who experiences ill-health or disability.
We work with carers of adults, parent carers of children with disabilities and young carers and are in touch with one thousand five hundred carers in Newham, the majority of whom are from black and ethnic minority communities.
 

Newham Carers’ Network Part of The Renewal Programme offers:

• A high quality casework and advocacy service providing information, advice and support to carers on a range of complex issues including health and social services, benefits, housing, transport, education and training
• A young carers’ service providing a package of support and activities for young carers
• Assistance and support for carers’ groups
• Facilitation and a package of support for elected carer representatives in Newham
• A partnership project with Newham Primary Care Trust to assist carers in getting more support from primary care services

Our telephone lines are staffed as follows:

Monday 10am – 12 & 2 – 4pm; Tuesday 2 - 4pm; Thursday 10am - 12; Friday 2 – 4pm
If the answer phone is on at other times, please leave a message; we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
Please note that we have an open referral system.
We can arrange interpreters when necessary.