NEWCIS provides a lifeline to carers of all ages and backgrounds in North East Wales and offers a range of services tailored to meet individual needs. Our services include information about financial support, an award-winning respite scheme, carer needs assessments, counselling, training, peer support groups, hospital support and much more. NEWCIS can help you access the information, guidance and support you need to help you in your caring role.Â
Young & Young Adult Carers
Supporting all young carers under 25 in Flintshire
Connecting Carers
Project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund
Short Breaks Scheme
Funded by Welsh Government, the scheme enables unpaid carers to take a break
South Wales
Respite for unpaid carers living in Gwent, South Wales
Carer Assessments
A Carer’s Assessment is free and anyone can ask for one. It will help us see what might help make your life easier and how we can best support you.
Carer Breaks
We have a number of different break options to suit your needs, with help to secure funding, depending on your circumstances.
Counselling
Our light touch counselling service offers a safe and confidential environment to speak openly with a qualified or student counsellor about things that worry you.
Dementia Project
Our Dementia project offers carers living in Wrexham and Flintshire the opportunity to talk with our Dementia Carer Wellbeing Officer about emergency respite planning and to discuss plans you may have in place should you require support with respite.
Employment & Education Support
The C.O.P.E Project (Carer Opportunities & Participation in Employment) supports unpaid carers to access lifelong learning, volunteering opportunities and/or employment.
Hospital Support
NEWCIS Hospital Facilitators support unpaid carers when their cared for person is admitted to hospital; as well as when the carer themselves finds they have been admitted.
Support Groups & Events
Various social activities which provide an enjoyable opportunity for carers to have a break from their caring role and meet others, helping to reduce isolation.
Respite
Our award-winning respite scheme, ‘Bridging the Gap’, is designed to support carers ‘try out’ care services as a stepping stone to having care within the home.
‘Connecting Carers to the Community'
Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, the project focuses on working with more closely with carers, volunteers and partners in the community to create and develop new opportunities to connect with each other.