Young Carers

Signposts Young Carers Project offers support to young people under 18 who may be helping to look after someone at home. This may be someone in their family who is ill or/and disabled, has mental health, drug or alcohol problems. The young person may be:

•  Helping to look after them

•  Listening and cheering someone up

•  Helping to look after brothers and sisters

•  Helping with the cleaning, cooking, shopping, washing etc.

The project runs across the Lancaster District, and offers group sessions as well as one to one support and family support. We offer:

•  Time and space to talk

•  Someone to listen

•  Opportunities to meet with young people in the same situation

•  Days out and holidays

•  Advice and information

•  Help to cope with the hassles at home and at school

For more information:

Call or text The Young Carers Team on

07825 207 070

or ring 01524 419 021

Write to

Signposts Young Carers Project

58 Regent Road

Morecambe

LA3 1TE

Email

signpostsmarc@signposts.org.uk

Documents available to download are:

Young Carers Leaflet

Young Carers Newsletter – find out the latest on what the Young Carers Project has been up to! (MAY 2009 version)

Young Carers Information Pack – a resource pack to be used in schools and organisations to raise awareness of Young Carers issues. The Young Carers Team is available to deliver or present sections of this pack, please call Ruth Paterson for details.

Signposts Initial Referral Form – used to identify Young Carers to our project.

Young Carers Introduction Pack:

F.A.Q.

Rights

Useful Contacts

Young Carers Policy:

Policy Statement on the Safeguarding of Children and Young People

Safeguarding Statement for the Parent or Carer of a Young Care

Safeguarding Statement for Young Carer