Welcome to Beacon South Yorkshire
Welcome to Beacon South Yorkshire. We are dedicated to supporting carers across South Yorkshire. Wherever you’re from, whatever your background, everyone is welcome.
Who we are and what we do
We’re dedicated to improving the lives of carers across South Yorkshire
Beacon South Yorkshire provides a range of services for family and friends who care for their loved ones. Our services are designed to support carers supporting people with substance misuse, disabilities, mental health, dementia, or who are elderly.
Our values
Shining the light for carers living with substance misuse, disabilities, mental health, dementia, or who are elderly, we aim to: –
Connect
1. Welcome any carer without judgement, who are willing to be open, self -reflective and make a personal change.
2. Create connections in a confidential and safe environment whenever needed, so no -one feels alone.
Support
1. Provide well-being support to build strength in dealing with difficult situations.
2. Offer care and skills to support carers’ demands with day-to-day needs.
Hope
1. Build trust to be able to communicate openly to understand personal aims.
2. Look after carers by listening and offering options to enable future opportunities.
What is a carer?
A caregiver or carer is a paid or unpaid member of a person’s social network who helps them with activities of daily living. Since they have no specific professional training, they are often described as informal caregivers.
Carer statistics for the UK
Carers save the economy £132 billion per year, an average of £19,336 per carer.
People
in the UK are juggling caring responsibilities with work - that's 1 in 7 of the workforce.
People
give up work every day to care for an older or disabled relative.
Carer Allowance
A minimum of 35 hours per week works out at only £2.34 per hour.
How we can help
Donate
Help support our cause by donating to our charity and helping us to support carers.
Fundraise
The support we receive from fundraisers is a vital part of our ability to provide support to carers.
Volunteer
Our volunteers are incredibly important as they providing the services for our carers.
Our statistics
Beacon South Yorkshire has provided a range of services to hundreds of carers. These statistics continue to grow along with the demand for carers across South Yorkshire.
August 2022 - August 2024
Face to face, telephone or video
Yoga, mindfulness and massages
Our ethos
Beacon South Yorkshire Carers Pathway
The support journey is person-centred, with regular reviews in order to remain focussed.
Initial Call / Referral
Assessment
Support or Counselling Sessions
Wellbeing calls
If needed, you can always return to the counselling/support stage. The door is always open.
Whilst accessing support in Beacon SY, you also have access to the following activities:
Mindfulness Sessions
Themed Coffee Mornings
Yoga Sessions
Food Parcels
Holistic Therapies
Craft Groups
Drop-in Sessions
We are proud to be inclusive
We’re proud to be inclusive and pride ourselves on creating a supportive and welcoming environment for all.
Quality 4 Health + Wellbeing accreditation
Beacon South Yorkshire are pleased to be working towards the Quality 4 Health + Wellbeing accreditation.
Our events
Events for 25th November
Therapies
Events for 27th November
Therapies
Drop In
Drop In
Events for 28th November
Mindfulness Session
Events for 1st December
Events for 2nd December
FareShare Yorkshire
Therapies
Events for 3rd December
Events for 4th December
Therapies
Drop In
Drop In
Events for 5th December
Mindfulness Session
Events for 6th December
Events for 7th December
Events for 8th December
Events for 9th December
FareShare Yorkshire
Therapies
Events for 10th December
Events for 11th December
Therapies
Drop In
Drop In
Events for 12th December
Mindfulness Session
Events for 13th December
Events for 14th December
Events for 15th December
Events for 16th December
FareShare Yorkshire
Therapies
Events for 17th December
Events for 18th December
Therapies
Drop In
Drop In
Events for 19th December
Mindfulness Session
Events for 20th December
Events for 21st December
Events for 22nd December
Events for 23rd December
FareShare Yorkshire
Therapies
Events for 24th December
Events for 25th December
Therapies
Drop In
Drop In
Events for 26th December
Mindfulness Session
Events for 27th December
Events for 28th December
Events for 29th December
Events for 30th December
FareShare Yorkshire
Therapies
Events for 31st December
Events for 1st January
Therapies
Drop In
Drop In
Events for 2nd January
Mindfulness Session
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Together, we can make lives better for carers in South Yorkshire
We’re working hard to support carers across South Yorkshire. You can help support our cause by donating to our registered charity and allowing us to dedicate more services to carers.
Thank you!
We would like to thank the current and past carers for their individual donations. We’d also like to send a huge Thanks to National Lottery Players for their support.