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

Charlotte Platton - Young Carer Activity Worker

Vacancy - Sibling Carer Group Worker

Latest

Pawsitivity, Dog Walking Group

Weekly Dog walk for Carers or people registered with the SPRING Project on a Friday, with or without a dog
Breathing Space, Singing for Lung Health, Wellingborough

Singing for Lung health for those with COPD or other respiratory breathing difficulties. 2nd & 4th Friday of the month
Carers Nature Walk & Talk for Wellbeing

This is a twice a monthly Nature Walk & Talk activity at Irchester Country Park until October. Walk to help mindfulness and wellbeing
Heart Failure Group, Daventry

Group for People with heart failure or who have had a heart attack, learn more and get involved on the 2nd & 4th Thursday Medical Referral needed

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

Self referral & assessment

We offer a wide range of ways to contact us and access support. For some people online is best so we offer online options to refer yourself to us whilst completing a self assessment which can be followed up with a more detailed assessment if required.
Professional referrals

As a professional, making a referral to us is very easy.
Who are carers?

Anyone, including children and adults, who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid
Support line

Our Carers Support Line provides a confidential service to support the needs of Adult and Young Carers, including Parent Carers. The service can be accessed by Carers, professionals or anyone with a Carer related enquiry or issue.
About young carers
Why we do, what we do

According to the last census, there are 70,000 Carers in Northamptonshire: for us, that means there are 70,000 reasons to care.
Regulated Care: Daytime Team

We are regulated by the Care Quality Commission to deliver domiciliary care. We are looking to recruit 4 full time salaried Carer Support Workers for our daytime team.
Deluxe Caravan, Respite for Carers

A week away self-catering in a caravan in Suffolk for carers & their families
Support
Role of ROCKET and RESTART

Respiratory Therapy Acute Response Team (RESTART) is a team of nurses and physiotherapists who provide care for patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). They support early discharge of patients with COPD and also run the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme.