Care for the Carers offers the following services:

• Gateway – telephone and drop-in support and advice from Carer Support Workers, to provide advice, information and support to carers and facilitate access to other services. 
• Carers Information and Advice Groups – regular meetings for all carers, facilitated by Carer Support Workers. 
• Young Adult Carers (YACs) Groups – regular evening meetings for carers aged 17-25 years, facilitated by Carer Support Workers. A private YAC Facebook group for young carers to support each other and contact us for advice.
• Carer’s Clinics – one-to-one pre-booked hour-long face-to-face or telephone appointments with a Carer Support Worker, to listen to a carer’s worries or concerns, and give advice, information and support to carers. 
• Supported Self-Assessment – face-to-face or telephone support to carers to complete the Carers Self-Assessment and ensure that their needs are fully reflected in the assessment. 
• Time to Talk Counselling –12 sessions of free counselling to support carers to cope with the emotional impact of their caring role.
• Healthcare Appointment Respite Grant – available for respite services for carers who have no care provision in place or pay for care themselves. Funding can be applied for to meet the costs of respite for healthcare appointments such as counselling, physiotherapy or GP appointments and training or courses that help in their caring role such as dementia training or moving and handling. 
• Carers Activities – social activities, days out, courses and treats, to give carers an opportunity to have fun, relax, or socialise with other carers. 
• East Sussex Carers Card – offers carers savings and discounts at a variety of retail and leisure venues in East Sussex.  The card can also enable a CRESS (Carers Respite Emergency Support plan to be put in place. 
• Carers Voices Network – facilitated by Care for the Carers it enables unpaid carers in East Sussex to play an active part in planning, developing, monitoring and evaluating services.
• Carers Forums are larger public events held twice a year and are free to unpaid carers. They explore issues that carers have identified are important to them and enable dialogue with key decision makers.
• CareLine Magazine – produced quarterly by Care for the Carers on behalf of all commissioned carer support services and provides local and national information relevant to carers. 
• Care for the Carers E-newsletter – produced monthly and targeted at carers that are interested in regular updates and professionals. 
• Carer Ambassadors – many opportunities are available for carers, former carers, community members or professionals to share their skills, experience and time to support unpaid carers across the county. Through Care for the Carers ‘Carer Friendly Communities initiative’ Ambassadors from local service provision or businesses take small steps to make their local community more accessible and friendly to carers. Training and support is available.