The Barking & Dagenham and Thurrock Young Carers Projects can support you in lots of different ways:
- You can join us on positive and fun activities and trips away
- 1:1 support with a Young Carers Support Worker
- You can chat to us via social media or text messages
- Have access to our training / workshop programme to gain new skills
- Access to our newsletter
- Confidential advice and information
- Meet other young people with similar stories
- Have time out from your caring role
- We can help you talk to your school, so they have a better understanding of your caring role and offer extra support if needed
- Plan for your future using the Outcome Star
- Access a formal Young Carers Assessment
- Access out tutor group to help with homework (Barking & Dagenham only)
- Help with transition from school to work / college or university
Every Young Carer's situation is different, it is not necessarily the amount of care undertaken but the impact that it has on a young person's life.
