Our values

Three promises, and how we keep them

Wharfedale Carers Trust has supported unpaid carers since 1998. These are the three things we will not compromise on, each with the number that shows it.

01

Nobody waits alone

When a carer rings us, a person answers. Not a menu, not a callback form: one of our volunteers, who has usually been a carer too.

4,212

calls answered by a person last year

02

We go to them

Most carers cannot leave the house for long, so we do not ask them to. Advice, respite sitting and benefits checks happen at the kitchen table.

71%

of our visits made in the carer’s own home

03

Every pound stays local

We are funded by Wharfedale people and we spend it on Wharfedale people. Our accounts are online for anyone to read.

92p

of every £1 spent on support in the dale