Your donation will help us support the ACT's 43,000 family carers. At some point, most of us will either be a carer or will need one. Caring can be a rewarding role, but it is also often incredibly exhausting, stressful and financially crippling.

What we do

Carers ACT is a not-for-profit community organisation that supports carers - those people who in an unpaid role look after loved ones with a disability, chronic illness, mental illness, or who are frail aged. Our services include: information and advice, counselling, respite, support groups, courses and social activities. We also work closely with carers to advocate for changes to system gaps, such as supported accommodation for carers of adults with a disability or mental illness, and after-school care options for kids with a disability.

What carers say

We do make a real difference to carer's lives. Here is what some of them said during our 2011 client satisfaction survey (visit our website for the survey report):

"I can't begin to express what your help means to my mother and me. My mother's health is a burden but your help has really lightened the load. For that especially, I thank you."

"Your motto of being understood, connected and supported applied strongly to my experience."

"You lowered my anxiety levels with the kindness and advice you gave."

"My counsellor was wonderful. Her words and encouragement helped me understand what I was going through and how to work myself out of how I felt and basically get on with my life."

Be part of the solution

Every donation will make a difference to the caring community by supporting our work to improve carers' health, wellbeing, resilience and financial security.

• Give a one-off donation online
• Give a regular donation online
• Donate by mail
To donate by mail, please download a printable donation form and send through the post to:
Carers ACT
2/80 Beaurepaire Crescent
Holt ACT 2615
• Leave a bequest
To leave a bequest in your will, please read the wills and bequests page for Carers ACT.