EVENTS:

A training event will take place on Tuesday 20th April from 10.30am until 1pm in the Imperial Hotel, South Mall around disability issues. Donie O’Leary, Community Development Worker, Cork City Partnership will deliver this training. Donie works on disability issues and through his role works with People with Disabilities in Ireland (PWDI), Cork Centre for Independent Living (CIL) and the Cork Access Group among others.

Carers Week will be celebrated in Cork this year with a Tea Dance and Pampering Sessions on Tuesday 15th June from 2-6pm in the Ambassador Hotel, Military Hill. Donal Ring and Terry McCarthy will play for the afternoon and there will also be spot prizes given out. Massage and Reiki will be also be available to Carers during the afternoon.

Anyone involved in family caring is welcome to attend either of these events.

MEETINGS:

The dates for Cork Family Carers Forum Meetings in 2010 are as follows: Thursday 20th May and Thursday 14th October. Meetings will be held at 8pm in the Ambassador Hotel, Military Hill, Cork.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

As part of the Carers' Week celebrations in 2005 a seminar was held with the aim of discussing the possible need for and issues surrounding the establishment of a Family Carers' Forum in Cork. The proposed Forum would focus on Family Carers and former Carers, their issues, concerns and encourage Carers' representation on relevant strategy groups in Cork City. Since then a steering group has come together to establish and direct the work of the Forum, which was officially launched on March 2007.

VISION STATEMENT:

"The Family Carers' Forum is a committed, united and empowering voice which represents, promotes awareness, lobbies and advocates on behalf of family carers in Cork city and county at a local, regional and national level."

ROLE OF THE CORK CITY AND COUNTY FAMILY CARERS' FORUM

AIMS OF THE FORUM:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORK CITY AND COUNTY FAMILY CARERS' FORUM