Carers Week 8-14 June 2026
We're proud to be supporting Carers Week 2026
The theme for this year's campaign is "Building Carer Friendly Communities," which focuses on ensuring that unpaid carers are recognised, understood, and supported in their local areas. The campaign will be brought to life by thousands of individuals and organisations taking action to ensure more communities understand, recognise, and empower carers.
Who is a Carer?
A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, illness, mental health condition, addiction, or who needs extra help as they grow older. It isn’t someone who volunteers or is employed to provide support.
There are 5.8 million people in the UK caring for a family member, friend or neighbour who is ill, older or disabled. That means approximately 8% to 9% of the UK population provides regular, unpaid care to a friend or family member who is ill, frail, disabled, or has mental health and addiction issues.
Carer friendly communities are places, spaces, services and community groups where unpaid carers are recognised, understood, and valued. They make support part of everyday life ensuring carers get the opportunities and help they need.
How does Imago support carers?
We are proud to support over 23,500 carers of all ages. We support unpaid adult carers in Kent (Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Swale), the City of London and Lewisham, and young carers in Kent, East Sussex and the London boroughs of Bexley, Greenwich, Havering, Lewisham and Southwark.
Find out what Imago events are taking place in your area during Carers Week 2026.
Other ways to show your support during Carers Week
Add your name
This Carers Week we’re encouraging everyone to help build carer friendly communities. We’re calling for action across the UK to ensure more communities understand, recognise, and empower carers.
To show your support, head over to the Carers Week homepage to add your name to the Building Carer Friendly Communities digital wall. You can simply add your name or choose to include a photo or personal message too.
Ask your MP to champion unpaid carers
Join our campaign encouraging MPs to help build carer friendly communities. Carers Week UK have created a template message for you to send asking your MP to champion unpaid carers in your area.