Welcome to Islington Giving’s Carers’ Panel report.
Between 2024 and 2025, Islington Giving ran two funds for organisations supporting carers. This took a participatory approach, consulting with carers and carers’ organisations to shape the model, decide upon priorities for the fund, and recruiting carers resident in Islington to take part in the panels which had authority to determine what organisations to fund. This report provides an overview of these two Carers’ Panels.
“Thank you for all of the information, patience and support. It was a great experience to be part of the panel.” ~ Carers’ Panel member
The objectives of the fund were:
- To support people doing unpaid care in the borough
- To involve carers in deciding how best to use the money.
In this report we cover:
- Consultations
- Panel Members: Recruitment, Role and Review
- Research into Carers projects/organisations in Islington
- Application and Consultation process
- Decisions
- Wellbeing funding
- Budget
- Outcomes from the 2024 funded projects
- Reflection and Learning
“This support group has truly changed my life. I now have a sense of community and support that I was missing. Thank you for giving me the space to share my experiences and feel understood.” ~ A member of Manor Gardens community, Carers’ Panel grantee
Thank you to our panel members, The Mercers’ Charitable Foundation, City Bridge Foundation, the Islington resident for their generous donation to increase the 2025 fund, and Islington’s amazing local Voluntary Sector organisations for helping to make this work happen.
