Young Carers

Northamptonshire Young Carers Service

Northamptonshire Young Carers Service exists to help promote the health and wellbeing of young carers and their families.

We will work to make sure young carers are identified and recognised within our local community and help to prevent them taking on more responsibility than they should or could cope with. We aim to help them reduce feelings of isolation. We understand that young carers are individuals in individual families and have different needs. We will allow young carers and their families a say in what our support will be with a focus on improving confidence and helping prevent the type of problems that young carer families may face.

We aim to promote an understanding of the balance needed between being a Carer and having an opportunity to have hopes and dreams that will in turn help young carers to fulfil their individual potential.

Meet the YC Team

Our Young Carers Team

Our Team come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
Over the years we have grown and we are also really fortunate to have a trusted army of Sessional Staff and Volunteers that you may meet along the way.

Here are the Northamptonshire Young Carers Crew:

Philip Mayes - Young Carers Service Manager

Annie Freestone - Service Lead for Young Adult Carers

Cat Hemmington - Senior Young Carer Transitional Worker (Countywide 16-17years)

Gayle Damrell - Young Carer Transitional Worker (Countywide 16-17years)

Trevor Froggatt - Young Carer Worker (South Northants/ Nton)

Sue Arber - Young Carer Worker (Kettering/Corby)

Emma Hickey - Young Carer Worker (Wellingborough/East Northants)

Stacey Jones - Young Carer Worker (Northampton)

Natalie Jennings - Young Carer Worker (Daventry) and Wellbeing Group Worker

Lucy Buckley - Young Carer Worker (Countywide) and Wellbeing Group Worker

Vacancy - Sibling Carer Group Worker

Vacancy - Young Carer Activity Worker

Latest

Priority Services Register

We're working with Carers Trust and Cadent Trust to promote support for carers managing utilities. This is always crucial when providing care for a potentially vulnerable loved-one but is even more so with increasing energy prices.
Pawsitivity, Dog Walking Group

Weekly Dog walk on a Friday, even without a dog All welcome
Memory Hub Support Worker

Do You have an understanding of dementia and what support is helpful to people? Creativity and fun is also important to this role, as is good organisation and presentation skills.
Group Facilitator

You will create, facilitate and promote support groups and activities for unpaid carers and those with dementia, diabetes, heart conditions and frailty

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Young Carer's Action Day
Young Carers 'MY Mental Health' Campaign

MY Mental Health Campaign 2019/20 - Carers Trust Funded
Social/ Groups Calender and Upcoming Events

Young Carer's Group Calendar and Diary of Social Events
Making a Young Carer Referral
Young Carers In School (YCiS)
Our Support

Young - Young Adult Carer Support Information
About Our Young Carers Service

Master Page - Young Carer Service Support and Introduction
Young Carers Action Day