Take A Break Fund Now Open for Applications
Take a Break provides grants to parent carers (and eligible kinship carers) of disabled children and young people aged 0 to 20, who have complex additional support needs. You can apply for a grant until 5:00pm on Monday 26 June 2023. Please visit our website https://takeabreakscotland.org.uk for more information and details on how to… Read more »
Support for unpaid carers
The Scottish Government is currently running a campaign, focused on helping more people recognise themselves as unpaid carers and making them aware of the support that is available to them. Please visit : https://www.nhsinform.scot/caring for more information.
ScotSpirit Holiday Voucher Scheme
Scotspirit Holiday Voucher Scheme is now closed for applications! ScotSpirit Holiday Voucher Scheme financially supports unpaid carers to take an overnight break or day trip in Scotland. Western Isles Community Care Forum is one of the local delivery partners supporting carers. If you or someone you know is an unpaid carer, please get in touch…. Read more »
Celebrating Unpaid Carers
2020 was a difficult year for everybody but especially for unpaid carers who saw some support services reduced and others withdrawn. They had no alternative but to increase the amount of care they provided. To show our appreciation and celebrate the sterling work undertaken by unpaid carers, we are hosting lunches for them around the… Read more »
Thank You to Iona!
On April 24th, staff from Isle of Harris Distillers Ltd. participated in this year’s Kiltwalk and walked 12 miles to raise funds for local charities. Between them they raised over £9,000, which is a magnificent sum of money and our thanks to them all and those who sponsored them. We are particularly grateful to Iona… Read more »
20 Years service to WICCF
Despite COVID-19 restrictions a few of us were able to gather for Afternoon Tea at the Harris Hotel to mark Katie Ann Mackinnon’s 20 years as administrative assistant with Western Isles Community Care Forum. Katie Ann was joined by her former Manager, John Maclean who was the first Co-ordinator of the Forum, Peggy his successor… Read more »
MBE for Morag Munro!
We are delighted to inform you that our Chairperson, Mrs Morag Munro, was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Morag is most deserving of this accolade having served Harris and the wider community most diligently over the years. She was involved in setting up Crossroads (Harris) and then served as an unpaid… Read more »
Annual General Meeting 2020
The Annual General Meeting of Western Isles Community Care Forum will be held on Tuesday 10th November 2020 at 2pm. Due to the current covid-19 restrictions, the AGM will be held this year over Zoom. If you wish to join us, please contact the office to receive a link – telephone number 01859 502588.
Easyfundraising
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Western Isles Community Care Forum with easyfundraising? There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com… Read more »