Young Carers
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A lot of young people who look after someone do not realise they could be a young carer.
Take the Action for Children quiz to find out if you could be one.
Information on the assessment and support offered by BMBC
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BMBC Young Carers
The Barnsley Young Carers Service is for children and young people aged 5 to 17 that live in the Barnsley area and are caring for a member of their household.
Find out more:
Barnardos: Barnsley Young Carers and Siblings Service
Carers Trust works to transform the lives of unpaid carers, including young carers.
Carers Trust: Young Carers
The Barnsley MiCard Travel Pass is available to children and young people aged 5 to 18 years old living in Barnsley.
Barnsley MiCard: how to apply.
DIAL is an information, advice and support organisation run by, and for, disabled people and carers in Barnsley.
DIAL
Information from Action for Children
Action for Children: Financial Support
Employment and career advice for young adult carers from the Carers Trust
Carers Trust: Young Carers Future Hub
Information and links to policies relevant to young carers
The Children's Society: Legislation & Guidance to support young carers
Barnsley Carers Service provides carers aged 18 and over with tailored resources designed to improve their lives, health, and wellbeing. Barnsley Carers Service provides carers aged 18 and over with tailored resources designed to improve their lives, health, and wellbeing.
Barnsley Carers Service
Young Carers in Schools (YCiS) programme works with schools across England to share good practice, provide relevant tools and training, and celebrate the great outcomes many schools achieve for young carers.
YCIS: Young Carers in Schools
The Youth Advisory Panel is an exciting new UK-wide collective of young carers and young adult carers.
Carers Trust: Youth Advisory Panel
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