Reach out to families

If you’re a family member of someone with a spinal cord injury, why not become a family volunteer and support other people like you from the start of their journey?

Back Up is supporting families in spinal cord injury centres across the UK, working with staff to offer face-to-face sessions where people have the opportunity to ask questions and make contact with people who really understand what managing spinal cord injury is like.

“Talking to other family members in a similar situation really helped ease the confusion and grey areas you find yourselves in when a loved one sustains a spinal cord injury.”

Cath, family mentor

Reach out to families – what does it involve?

• Using lived experience to support at relatives’ events in spinal centres and outlining support available from Back Up and other organisations
• Attending family support sessions in spinal centres and/or virtually 1–8 times per year
• Working closely with the Family Support Team

What support and training do family volunteers receive?

• An initial one-day training workshop and annual development event
• Support, guidance and feedback from Family Support Team
• Agreed expenses covered by Back Up

We need family volunteers of all ages and from all parts of the UK, so please do get in touch if you would like to find out more about how you can get involved.

Family Support Volunteer Role Description (pdf)

Please feel free to apply at anytime by completing the application form.

Apply today