We achieved the Big Lottery Funded ‘Hand in Hand’ project after two years of preparation. This provides support for parents who are looking after children with additional needs.
A new Siblings project was funded by The Christine Walker Fund from Soroptimist Blackpool and District Branch and St James’ Place helped us to continue the Young Adult Carer project for 12 months.
The hospital project made strong links with the End of Life Care Team.
The charity worked with Layton Ward Councillors to run Layton House in Grenfell Avenue. It soon became home to the dementia project and our volunteer counsellors.
The Family Focus team were funded by the Headstart Big Lottery Fund to train on the use of the M-PACT programme.
Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust purchased Blenheim House on Newton Drive in Blackpool and this marked the beginning of a capital campaign to develop a vibrant new centre for carers.
As a result of the partnership with Beaverbrooks, we won the Lloyds Foundation Regional award for Enterprising Collaboration, North West. We were also finalists in the HSJ National Awards for Carers.
Professor Saul Becker took up the role of our first President.
