We are hosting an information session for Young Carers on Wednesday the 16th of August for young carers aged 11 – 19 to have fun and make friends.
- Summer is for having fun, exploring who you are, and chilling with your mates. But for young carers who have to look after a loved one, it can be a little more tricky.
- Spotlight is here to make sure no one misses out. We’ve created a Club just for young carers to have fun this Summer.
- See below for a few more examples of what makes someone a young carer and further support available.
- It’s completely free!
Click here: Register
to register yourself, your child or a young carer that you work with.
Am I a Young Carer?
It is estimated that there are 800,000 young people who care for a family member’s mental health, physical health, or people with drug and alcohol problems.
That is 6 in every secondary school classroom.
Young Carers take on extra responsibilities, like:
- Dressing the person they look after
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Shopping
- Collecting and giving prescriptions.
- Reading letters and handling money for bills
- Helping a loved one move, into bed, or rooms, or use medical equipment.
Further support in Tower Hamlets:
Health Spot
You don’t need a parent’s permission to see a health care person about anything you’re worried about. See a Doctor or Nurse for free at our health service for Young people only:
Barnardo’s
Barnardo’s and Spotlight are working in partnership to support young people, talk to our Spotlight youth workers about referrals to the service: Barnardo’s services
Spotlight
We have loads of free programmes to support your happiness, health, and emotional wellbeing:
