Supporting the social care sector
Championing the social care sector, care workers and those living in care
What We Do
Established in 2017, the CareTech Charitable Foundation is an independent grant-making corporate foundation setup to deliver meaningful impact to communities in the UK and overseas by supporting and championing the social care sector, care workers and those living in care through our four grant streams.
Partnerships Grant
The Foundation supports a small number of significant partnerships with credible and high-quality charities and social enterprises consistent with its three key focus areas. Please review the stages below if you would like to apply for a Partnerships Grant.
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Match-Funding Grant
Our Match-Funding Grant is open to all CareTech staff and Service Users for their individual fundraising efforts for charitable causes in line with our Charitable Objectives. We want to celebrate your efforts and support charities that you are passionate about.
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Community Grants
The Foundation delivers a small grants programme to support the communities, families and friends of CareTech staff facing significant financial hardship or for issues affecting local communities in which CareTech operates. Our team considers all applications for these grants and makes recommendations to the Board of trustees.
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Staff Hardship Fund Grants
The Foundation receives a restricted donation from CareTech Holdings Limited to enable us to provide small grants to CareTech staff and those who may recently have left the company who find themselves in significant financial hardship or at serious risk of becoming in significant financial hardship.
Read moreOur Key Focus Areas
UK Social Care Sector: Advocate for enhanced recruitment and retention prioritizing individuals from deprived backgrounds.
Carers: Invest in skills development for UK care professionals and provide international support for unpaid carers.
Those Living In Care: Support for disabled individuals through enhanced investment in research and innovation to improve early identification as well as management of care-related conditions.
“As Chair of the independent Board of Trustees, I am proud of the significant impact of the Foundation in the UK and overseas, as well as the individual awards we have been able to make to support care workers”
Haroon Sheikh – Chair of Trustees, CareTech Foundation
Our impact in numbers since 2018
Grant-Giving
Grants
Funding Grants
Fund Grants
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CareTech Foundation is a proud supporter of Championing Social Care
Established by a volunteer group of dedicated and passionate leaders from across the social care sector, Championing Social Care‘s vision is to ensure a wider and deeper public understanding, appreciation and respect for social care.
