Every now and then, life offers us a unique opportunity to experience something special. Last Thursday (30 May 2019), was just that kind of opportunity! It was the EY Foundation‘s Our Future Graduation event, where nine young people – having experienced EY Foundation’s workability training, two weeks of work experience at CareTech plc offices and […]
Every Parent & Child Grant Update
In May 2018 the Foundation awarded Every Parent & Child a grant through their Family and Friends Grants programme. The funding supported the Starfish project , which enables children and young people in London with special educational needs and/or disability or those at risk of exclusion to thrive and succeed in education and their communities. […]
Guest Blog – Where’s My Mum Gone?
Monday marked the beginning of Dementia Awareness Week. CareTech Foundation CEO, Jonathan Freeman, kindly shared his thoughts on this issue close to the Foundation’s heart – but also uncomfortably, painfully close to his own heart…. My father died twelve years ago after myriad physical illnesses and conditions, concluding with vascular dementia triggered by a stroke towards […]
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – The Hardship Grant
In the final instalment of our Guest Author articles for Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to ask Trustee, Adrienne Kelbie, to look internally, at the CareTech Foundation. What she offers is a personal reflection on our Staff Hardship Fund. We all feel for someone who breaks a leg or has a heart attack. But […]
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – Young People Leaving Care
As Mental Health Awareness Week continues, today, we invited someone close to the heart of CareTech Foundation to share their thoughts with us on this week and our partner – Barnardo’s. Today’s guest author is Saeed Atcha MBE, an adviser to CareTech Foundation but he is also a CEO, Social Mobility Commissioner and Trustee, all […]
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – Building Resilience Among Care Workers
Today, Mike Adams OBE, Trustee of CareTech Foundation, shares his thoughts on Mental Health and our partners Skills for Care. Caring for others can be hugely rewarding. The ability to provide a level of support to enable an individual to have an improved life is massively fulfilling. But, like all jobs, caring can be stressful […]
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – Supporting Care Workers in Crisis
Today’s Mental Health Awareness Week article is authored by CareTech Foundation Trustee, Karen Dukes. Mental Health problems are invisible and so time and again people who are suffering go unnoticed or misunderstood by those who would be best placed to help. 5 years ago, I found myself working long hours in a highly stressed job […]
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – Tackling Stigma in Pakistan
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week (13th-17th May), the CareTech Foundation has asked five individuals close to the Foundation to contribute their thoughts on Mental Health and the work of our Partners in relation to it. Today’s writer is CareTech Foundation CEO, Jonathan Freeman. Mental Health Awareness Week offers a fantastic opportunity to increase […]
The Partnership Producing Results
CareTech Foundation and EY Foundation have embarked on a wonderful partnership together to support young people on two key programmes – Our Futures and Smart Futures. On Wednesday 8th May, at EY Offices in London Bridge, despite the beauty of architecture and the wonder of London, the stars were the graduates of these respective programmes. […]
Foundation welcomes Tariq Raja as Foundation Manager
The CareTech Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Tariq Raja as Foundation Manager. Tariq joins the Foundation after studying Law and working in the Charity Sectors in Pakistan and England since 2008. He has supported health, disaster relief and technology based projects and been part of several pioneering programmes focusing on Community outreach. […]