Young carers have cheered on the Peterborough United Football Club (POSH), thanks to a donation of four tickets from Lifebuoy to watch the match against Bolton Wanderers. The donation to the young carers and their family was part of the Lifebouy and English Football League (EFL) ‘Together – Supporting Communities’ initiative. The young carer who […]
Read more...Do your 11 – 17 year old children or grandchildren spend time with a relative living with dementia? They could be helping with shopping, cooking, housework or simply providing them with company? Researchers from Bangor University are looking for young carers to take part in iSupport for YC, a research study funded by the National […]
Read more...Are you a young person helping to look after a parent, brother, sister or grandparent? Carers Trust are really keen to hear about the pressures you face in your caring role. If you are aged under 25 years old, you can share your experiences and what support would help you in a short survey. All […]
Read more...Caring Together are proud to be a member of Young Carers National Voice (YCNV) a national network of over 20 organisations all working to support young carers to have their voices heard. Ahead of Carers Rights Day, we worked with other members of Young Carers National Voice to highlight some of what has been achieved […]
Read more...As part of our work to help young adult carers and young carers we are active in supporting ways to ensure they have the best possible opportunities to progress into different education, training or employment. We are very grateful that the new edition of the The Teacher’s Guide to University has included a piece by […]
Read more...Sewell Park Academy in Norwich has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their continued work to identify and support young carers. Harry Gowlett, head of Year 9 and young carer champion and Georgia Lemmon, raising achievement manager and joint young carer champion, said receiving the Carer […]
Read more...We at Caring Together and Centre 33 have launched a challenge to make sure every young carer in Cambridgeshire has someone they can talk to in school and knows what support is available to help them. Many children and young people play a vital but demanding role in helping to look after a family member […]
Read more...Caring Together, Norfolk County Council and Young Carers Matter Norfolk, with the support of organisations across the county have set a challenge to make sure every young carer in Norfolk has someone they can talk to in school and knows what support is available to help them. Many children and young people play a vital […]
Read more...Huge thank you to St Ives Rotary Club, and the family of one of their members, for the kind donation of £575 towards the funding of our activities for young carers. The money was raised in memory of Rotarian Bob Chasse, who always had the needs of young carers close to his heart. Bob’s wife […]
Read more...Are you a young carer or young adult carer who is looking at moving into employment, but feel nervous about the challenges and uncertainties you may face? Carers Trust and Quilter Foundation are here to help with a free HR and employability workshop on Wednesday 31 August at 11.00am. The workshop will help to build your […]
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