Spurgeons Young Carers

Spurgeons offers a wide range of services to support young carers, from mentoring and educational support to activities and trips away to give them much needed time out from their caring duties.

COVID-19 update: Our services are still operating during this time and are accepting referrals for support. We are working differently to ensure we can still meet the needs of young people and their families. Parent assessments are now being completed over the phone and we are hosting virtual groups. We are still supporting young people receiving 1-1 work either via phone or video call.

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Spurgeons' Young Carers programme was a finalist in two categories at the 2019 Children & Young People Now Awards.

We support children and young people who have caring responsibilities to overcome the challenges they face.

Spurgeons supports around 800 young people aged 8 to 18 through our Young Carers services in Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

These young people are caring for a family member with an illness or disability.

They have to grow up too fast - the need to balance their caring responsibilities with school leaves them little time to have fun with their friends.

We work in partnership with other agencies to support young carers individually and within their families in a range of ways, including:

Time out through groups, trips and activities
Information, advice and practical help for the family
Educational, training and homework support
One-to-one tailored support
Transition support
Mentoring support

Visit the Spurgeons Young Carers Website

Our young carers services have a dedicated website providing information for young people, parents and professionals on the range of support available in your area. You can also read stories from those helped by the services and find some useful links to other organisations providing support via the info hub.

Visit spurgeonsyc.org