More than five years on from the introduction of formal rights for young carers, and young adult carers, thousands of children and young people are still being negatively affected by the impact of their caring responsibilities. Caring Together and a coalition of organisations and individuals are taking action by launching the Young Carers Alliance on […]
Read more...Young carers and young adult carers have met with member of the House of Lords. And have been told by Lord Young the peers hearing their experiences were “lost in admiration for what you have done” in their caring roles. The group of Peers also spoke of the need to ensure changes are made to […]
Read more...Hellesdon High School has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Abby Thetford, pupil premium mentor and wellbeing coordinator at Hellesdon High School, said, “Having a growing awareness of the significant but hidden role young carers have at home, we […]
Read more...Do you have a passion for raising awareness of the issues young carers and young adult carers face? Can you empathise with and understand young people? We are looking for volunteers to help us with supporting the Norfolk young carers forum. Jane Hawkins, our volunteer coordinator said this is a great opportunity to use your […]
Read more...Hampton College has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Lynda Johnson, wellbeing and early intervention coordinator, Hampton College, said the college had been supporting young carers for over ten years. She added, “We have worked with outside organisations […]
Read more...Holt Youth Project has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Communities, in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Vicki Alford, senior youth practitioner at Holt Youth Project said the project cared passionately about young carers and their unique role, and added: “Having the Carer Friendly […]
Read more...Ormiston Venture Academy has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award (Education), in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Owen Cooper, head of student support, Ormiston Venture Academy, said the academy had a large number of young carers and know how important it is that they are able […]
Read more...At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for young carers and young adult carers. These include sessions where you can socialise and get to know other carers who are your age, have some fun, develop new skills and make contributions to ‘carer voice’ work – your chance to raise awareness of carers […]
Read more...Ormiston Victory Academy has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award (Education), in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Ange Water, assistant principal for SEND and Inclusion, Ormiston Victory Academy in Costessey, Norwich, said the award was a “public nod to our young carers to let them know […]
Read more...At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for young carers and young adult carers. These include sessions where you can socialise and get to know other carers who are your age, have some fun, develop new skills and make contributions to ‘carer voice’ work – your chance to raise awareness of carers […]
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