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Warwickshire Young Carers' Project is here to help improve the lives of Young Carers across Warwickshire. We want to support Young Carers in their caring role to relax and take a break and to realise their own dreams.

 

There are many ways we can help, click on the links to find out how. We are a local independant charity so we tailor the support to the needs of each young carer.

 

 

NEWS!


28th September 2009

You can now make a new referral by dowloading a PDF version of our referral form. Find out more by clicking here. 

 


6 January 2010

We have a new vacancy at Warwickshire Young Carers Project, click here to take a look.

 


10th June 2009

This week OfSted published a report on supporting young carers.

This survey explored how effectively young carers were identified by councils and their partners. It also examined the assessment and delivery of services for young carers and their families. The survey used evidence from visits to council areas, focus groups with young carers and meetings with those who provide young carer support services.

 

Click here to read the OfSted Report.

 

Lindsay Hoyle MP (Chorley) has submitted an Early Day Motion in Parliament calling on Government to ensure that the Ofsted recommendations are implemented without delay. As this has been submitted in the UK Parliament, it is open to MPs throughout the UK to support this.

The Early Day Motion says:

That this House notes with concern the findings of Ofsted's Supporting Young Carers survey; expresses concern that despite the recent reforms to children's services, many children and young people who care for their disabled parents are often unidentified, unsupported and without a voice; further notes with concern the low level of awareness by local authorities and their partners of the number of young carers in their area and that they do not consider their needs when providing services for disabled parents; further notes with concern that young carers surveyed were unaware of their right to request an assessment; believes that this situation is unacceptable and lets down these young people; and calls on the Government to ensure that the recommendations set out by Ofsted are implemented without delay and for the Government to develop a national strategy for young carers in order better to meet their needs.

31 MPs have supported this so far.  We are trying to build support for this in Parliament and any help you may be able to offer by asking your local MP to support the motion would be greatly appreciated.  Their office will be able to sign them up to it.

 

Click here to see if your local MP has signed it

 

If you would like to contact your MP and ask them to support the motion, please click here.

 


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Perhaps you help by cooking and shopping...
You might help with personal care such as bathing or toileting...

It might be up to you to make sure tablets are taken...

Maybe you look after brothers and sisters or it could be that you keep someone company and make sure that they are okay...




Last updated by Ed Moss on 28th September 2009 at 10:45