A Lincolnshire charity that supports unpaid carers of all ages has rebranded as Every-One, with plans to expand its remit and make wellbeing personal.   

Recent changes to the way carers support services are contracted in Lincolnshire means the Lincolnshire Carers and Young Carers Partnership (LCYCP) has made some changes of its own.

“We’ve had to do a lot of thinking about our future as a charity and how to expand our focus and target groups,” said Vicky Thomson, Chief Executive of Every-One.

“Changing our name wasn’t easy but we wanted to have something that embeds the history of the organisation and what we stand for, without causing any confusion with carers and the new services that are available to them.

“We strongly believe that each person’s wellbeing is important and are therefore expanding our remit to include both the carer and those they care for; we recognise that by supporting one, we are helping the other.”

The charity will continue to put the needs of carers at the heart of everything it does, and will focus on delivering tailored services that put people in control of their own wellbeing.

Every-One will support carers and the people they care for in exercising their choices through various projects and will provide training, development and awareness for practitioners and the community.

The charity will launch the ‘Working Together’ project which is funded by the Mental Health Promotion Fund and will support employers and employees who are carers in the east and south of the county, as well as a new device called grandCARE that supports people who care from a distance.

Every-One will continue to act as voluntary sector lead partner on the Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) Programme and is running a number of projects formerly managed by LCYCP. This includes the Carers Quality Award and an initiative that supports parent carers to plan for the future.

Vicky said: “The whole team and the board are excited to be launching our new brand and plans. Please get in touch if you are like-minded and are interested in how we can work together to support the cause.”

The charity is hosting an office-warming party at its new offices in Wellingore from 2pm until 7pm on Monday 31^st October and is inviting people to drop in if they’d like to find out more about the changes. Light refreshments will be provided.

Chair of Every-One, Heidi De Wolf, added: “We hope people will continue to work with us to enable us to flourish as Every-One and therefore enable the wellbeing of those in Lincolnshire to flourish too.”

For more information about Every-One and to stay up to date with the latest news and projects, please visit: www.every-one.org.uk

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Notes to Editors:
• Every-One is now based at the following address: Room 5, The Stables, Wellingore Hall, Wellingore, LN5 0HU
• Every-One is a social enterprise and registered charity based in Lincolnshire
• The charity aims to empower people to take control of their own health, wellbeing and social needs and believes that by amplifying their voice, it can help to influence services and support for the better
• For more information, please visit: www.every-one.org.uk

For media information contact:
Zoe Lamb
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01522 528540
zoe@weareshootingstar.co.uk
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