Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
A Young Carer is someone aged between 5 & 18 who helps to care for another person , usually a family member, who has a physical or mental disability.

Being a young carer is something to be proud of, but can sometimes be difficult as caring resposibilities can limit a young person's opportunities to enjoy social activities and develop relationships.

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Young carers sometimes feel under pressure and may need support to manage their caring role as well as everything else like education, friendships and personal development.

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Young carers can sometimes feel isolated and different so it helps to meet young people who understand, and have adults who can provide support.

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We run two after school clubs during term time,(Primary school carers on Mondays and Secondary school carers on Wednesdays) where we eat healthy food, do homework, play games, make things, and give young carers the chance to talk privately with staff.