Donate before midnight on Christmas Eve and your donation will be doubled. Same donation, double the impact!
Right now, hundreds of children and young people across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk are helping care for family members every day.
While many children are thinking about festive school parties, friends and buying presents, young carers are often balancing those things alongside responsibilities far beyond their years.
For 15-year-old Leyla, caring has always been part of everyday life. She helps support her mum, who lives with ME and uses a wheelchair, and cares for her younger brother, who has autism and ADHD. When her dad became seriously ill and spent months in hospital, Leyla’s responsibilities grew even further as the family faced uncertainty and major change.
While managing her own health challenges and feelings of isolation, Leyla found friendship, understanding and support through Caring Together Charity’s Young Carers Forum. The service has helped her connect with other young carers, enjoy opportunities she might otherwise miss, and realise she is not facing these challenges alone. As Leyla says, “They aren’t alone; the biggest thing is knowing you’re not alone. That’s what young carers services have given me.”
Your donation can help make sure young carers know they aren’t alone this Christmas.
If you sign up to make a regular donation by midnight on Christmas Eve, your donations will be doubled for a whole year!* It doesn’t have to be a lot to make a big difference. By giving the equivalent of just £2.50 a week – or just £10 a month, you could support our work with over £270.
Give £10 a month by Direct Debit
This will be doubled
To £20 per month
Across a year this is £240
If you can Gift Aid your donations this increases to
£270 across the year
Set up your regular gift and tick to add Gift Aid if you are a UK tax payer, and we’ll do the rest.
To say thank you we will send you one of our special charity tote bags plus a free pin badge.
We know not everyone can afford to give even a small donation regularly. Instead, you could consider making a single Christmas donation which will be doubled.
Every pound you give helps young carers enjoy moments of childhood, build friendships and access the support they deserve.
Thank you for being part of our caring community and for helping young carers feel supported, valued and never alone this Christmas.
* Every donation to our Christmas Appeal will be doubled, up to a total value of £5,000. Donations must be received before 25 December 2026. Regular donations set up before Christmas Eve will be matched for a full year.
