Welcome to the website of The Cara Trust
We are the UK’s leading charity focusing on the spiritual and pastoral support needs of people living with or affected by HIV. 2008 marks our 20th year of providing essential social welfare and spiritual support services for people living with HIV across London and beyond.
We were founded by Fr. David Randall in 1988 as a community of friendship of people living with HIV. The word ‘Cara’ is derived from the Gaelic word for ‘friend’. We believe that our focus on ‘community’ and ‘friendship’ still holds true today. These are key aspects that continue to make Cara unique as an HIV charity.
During 2007 we increased the number of people supported by Cara by 69% to 220. Based on current trends, 2008 looks likely to see a further increase of up to 40%, to over 300 people. Thanks to all our supporters for helping make this possible.
What's New?
July 2008 - Every year we survey our service user to ask them about their needs and their opinions on the services we provide. This helps ensure that our services remain both relevant and good quality. We're pleased to report that the results have been fantastic, and a confirmation that our approach remains well suited to meeting needs. This year's response rate was 34%, a marked improvement on last year's 21%:
94% rated us as an efficient charity,
98% felt that Cara helps them feel less isolated,
100% stated that our Senior Service older people's group had improved their sense of well-being
100% were happy with our Spiritual & Pastoral care, whilst 41% had concerns about their relationship with a local Church or Faith Community.
The full results can be viewed or printed by clicking on the News link above and then clicking on the Download page.
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