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East End

The work we do, who we work with and schools we support

Gemma Johnsen - Carer Support Worker - East end locality team - Dundee Carers Centre

Eastend Team

Kev and Gemma are the locality workers in the East End and they have built on key partnerships with local organisations and schools. This has allowed them to provide support groups, information to help identify and signpost carers and their families to support that is available in the community.

Carers Decide Group Programme

Tom is the Groupwork Worker for the Coldside locality.

Carers Decide Groupwork is an 8-week programme offering an opportunity for carers to meet and learn from each other’s caring experience.
Sessions are facilitated by Carers Centre staff and are available online and face to face.

For more information click here

Services we work with

The Yard

The Yard is an adventure play service for disabled children, young people and their families.

Brooksbank Centre

A community centre based in East end of Dundee, working with and for the community.

Rock Solid 

A community initiative based in the East-End of Dundee. Welcoming and inclusive organisation working together with local people to meet local priorities. Core vales are Compassion, Creativity and Collaboration.

Douglas Community Centre is a community centre situated in the East End Ward of Dundee.

Community Learning Developement Team

CLD teams across the city work alongside communities and partners to ensure individuals, families and communities reach their potential through lifelong learning, mutual self-help and strong community organisations.

Young Carer Support in Schools

We work closely with schools across the city to ensure that young carers are identified and supported within their educational setting.

A named Young Carer Coordinator and Dundee Carers Centre Support Worker is linked to each school and can offer practical and emotional support to young carers and families.  Young Carers Ambassadors within some secondary schools can offer emotional and peer support to young carers.

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Discover upcoming community cafes, events and groups taking place in the Eastend, which also include events run by other organisations that support carers and disabled people.

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East End Adult Learning Hub

Dundee Carers Centre is offering unpaid carers in the East End Locality the opportunity to learn, at times and venues that suit their caring role.

The Adult Learning Hub takes place every 2nd Wednesday please get in touch for next date.

If any adult carers from the East End locality would like to be involved or find out more about the Adult Learning Hub, please contact the Centre on 01382 200422 or email [email protected]

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