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To celebrate World Social Work Week, Wiltshire Council will be running a series of events to bring together social workers to learn, connect and influence change.

We've announced a new partnership to support unpaid carers in the county

Teenagers and those who have been in care are sharing experiences of how a foster family can change a life.

Support is available for private foster carers

Have you considered fostering as a career?

More than £47,000 will be spent on a range of measures

Long walks, chats over the phone, visits, newsletters and exchanging craft ideas are just some of the many ways the Wiltshire Council in-house Learning Disability Team has been keeping in contact with adults they care for during COVID-19.

Inspirational Shared Lives Wiltshire carers who open up their homes to support young people and adults, will be hosting virtual tea parties and sharing their heartwarming stories online this month.

Carer Support Wiltshire is running a series of virtual events and activities for this year's Carers Week. Running from 8-14 June, Carers Week shines a light on the thousands of unpaid carers there are in the UK. Across the UK today an estimated 6.5 million people or 1 in every 8 are carers and this includes many thousands who live in Wiltshire.