Care Matters is the national learning and well-being resource service for family and whānau carers in Aotearoa
We focus on enhancing the health and wellbeing of family carers, and disabled people by providing accessible, relevant learning information, strengthening carer knowledge and improving relationships between carers and disabled people.
Workshops
Resources
Care Matters works to achieve their mission and values by:
- Delivering up-to-date relevant workshops and a diverse range of online resources that meet family and whānau carer and learning and resource needs.
- Developing up-to-date information that will assist family and whānau carers successfully navigate and direct disability supports and services.
- Ensuring information is co-developed and facilitated by whānau carers for whānau carers.
Mission
To provide current, practical, and relevant learning opportunities and resources that meet the needs and aspirations of family and whānau carers throughout New Zealand.
Vision
To ensure family and whānau carers have the relevant skills, knowledge, support, and confidence to live the life they want, for themselves and their disabled family member, now and into the future.
Strengthening community capacity to support disabled whānau members to live a good life
What Our Community Says
Our Partners
Care Matters is a collaboration between SAMS and Parent to Parent.
SAMS is a national evaluation, education and leadership development organisation governed and primarily staffed by disabled people, family and whānau.
Parent to Parent is a nationwide not-for-profit organisation formed in 1983 by parents and professionals to support the families of babies, children, teens and adults with any type of disability, neurodiversity or health impairment.
Both organisations have a history of supporting positive change in the disability sector and wider community.
