Who we are

History

Fife Carers Centre came into being in June 1995 with one part-time worker with the purpose of developing recognition and support for carers within Fife.

In the year that followed it became clear that the level of support needed for carers in Fife was greater than could be met by one individual and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers along with NHS Fife and Fife Council agreed to joint fund a carers centre for three years.

A small office was located in Commercial Street in Kirkcaldy and a staff of four began work supporting individual carers and raising awareness of the needs of carers in general with Health & Social work in Fife.

Within five years it became evident that the centre needed additional staff to be able to cope with the demand and that the premises was too small so funding was gathered from various sources and new premises were bought nearby. Moving into the bigger premises in May 2007 also meant that more staff could be employed. Fife Carers Centre expanded its operation.

We now have 25 staff and deal with around 2500 new contacts from carers each year.