Wendy Maxwell is founder of Chill4UsCarers, a peer suport group website providing a 24hour safe place on the internet for carers to get in touch with others in a similar situation. Established in 2002, Chill4Us now has a free forum, a free daily newspaper, an arcade with over 600 free games and a free chatroom. Caring can be a lonely and thankless task and friends may often keep away, when it would be nice for the carer to have a chat and a laugh. This is where the website comes into its own, as there is always someone available to listen and point someone in the right direction. Since 2009 the organisation has campaigned to recycle unwanted laptops so they can refurbish them and hand them out free of charge (if the carer receives carers allowance and an income based benefit.) Members tell Chill4us Carers, the site has becomes like their extended family where they can post a good morning and a good night, when otherwise they may not have spoken to a soul all day.
http://chill4uscarers.co.uk