Young Carers Resources

We work with Young Carers, Young adult Carers and professionals to develop and source a range of FREE resources that you tell us helps with your day to day lives. 

SENSE Online Activity Groups 

Sometimes, we all need space to relax and share our experiences with people who understand us. That’s why SENSE offer support and activities to Young Carers and siblings of people with disabilities across the UK. They provide a timetable of FREE online activities, wellbeing support.  

Attend one of their virtual book clubs, games nights, dance sessions, cooking, film nights or go along to a wellbeing session if you would like to talk. 

Register for activities:

Financial Benefits and Grants

If you are aged 18 and above, you can use our benefits calculator to explore what you might be entitled too. You will find this on our main resources page (add a click through Resources – Wiltshire Carers We are members of the Young Carers Alliance. There are lots of valuable resources there. For example

Do you feel like professionals in your life aren’t listening to you?
Do you need someone in your corner?
Independent Advocacy could help! 

The Independent Advocacy Team offers advocacy to registered young carers, aged 5-24 years old, in Wiltshire to help support them with difficulties they are having in education, health and social care. 

An advocate is someone who listens to what you want, what you need, helps you understand your rights and entitlements and makes a record of these. They then represent you and your voice in important meetings that impact your life or support you with attending the meetings yourself. They can support you with making a complaint about the experiences you’ve had, explaining the process and supporting you through that journey. 

They act on your behalf, for what you want and not what they think is in your best interests. 

If you think Young Carer Advocacy would help you or someone you know, please email the team at ChildrensAdvocacy@Wiltshire.gov.uk to find out more. 

Recommendations 

Here are some organisations Young Carers and Young adult Carers in Wiltshire have recommended and found valuable.