MEETINGS:

The dates for Cork Family Carers Forum Meetings in 2011 are as follows: Thursday 26th May and Thursday 20th October. Meetings will be held at 8pm in the Imperial Hotel, South Mall, 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

USEFUL LINKS

Government

- Irish Government website – www.gov.ie
- Department of Health and Children – www.dohc.ie
- Department of Social and Family Affairs – www.welfare.ie
- National Disability Authority – www.nda.ie

Health

- HSE – www.hse.ie
- Mental Health Ireland – www.mentalhealthireland.ie

Information

- Citizens Information Board – www.citizensinformation.ie
- Irish Medical Directory – www.imd.ie

Interest Groups

- Carers Association – www.carersireland.com
- Care Alliance Ireland – www.carealliance.ie
- Care – www.carers.ie
- Caring for Carers – www.caringforcarers.ie
- Cross Care – www.crosscare.ie
- Eurocarers – www.eurocarers.org
- Senior Care – www.seniorcare.ie
- Schizophrenia Ireland – www.shineonline.ie
- Age and Opportunity – www.olderinireland.ie
- Age Action Ireland – www.ageaction.ie
- Disability Federation – www.disability-federation.ie
- Disabled Drivers Association – www.ddai.ie
- Irish Raynauds and Scleroderma Society – www.irishraynauds.com
- Irish Kidney Association – www.ika.ie
- Irish Heart Foundation – www.irishheart.ie
- MS Ireland – www.ms-society.ie
- Samaritans – www.samaritans.org
- Arc Cancer Support Centre – www.arccancersupport.ie
- Older and Bolder – www.olderandbolder.ie
- Young Carers UK – www.youngcarers.net
- Wheelchair Cars Ireland – www.wheelchaircarsireland.com
- Cork City Partnership – www.corkcitypartnership.ie
- Irish Wheelchair Association – www.iwa.ie

Employment

- FAS – www.fas.ie
- FETAC – www.fetac.ie