Carer Friendly is part of the charity TuVida

YMCA Cardiff

YMCA Cardiff in partnership with Cardiff Council Support4Families and Vale Council Families First, commit to promoting and raising awareness of young carers and young adult carers in Cardiff & The Vale. We commit to identifying, engaging, supporting & empowering young carers and young adult carers. And we commit to continue to provide support, services and that much needed respite from the caring role of young people aged 7-25.

Commitments

I fully recognised the role that unpaid carers have and I commit to fully support any carers to access the right support from the appropriate organisation. It’s tough right now, and carers deserve a full carer friendly community that ...
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My name is Maria Perkins, and I am a Community Engagement Support Worker for Families First in Blaenau Gwent. I pledge to work hard to ensure young carers are identified and are offered the support they deserve and are recognised ...
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All the staff at Coleg Gwent aim to both support and inspire all our young adult carers to ensure they will be empowered by high quality teaching to learn, achieve, and progress as rounded, confident individuals.
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We commit to supporting the Carers to the best of our abilities. Their role is vital and we commit to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of carers, the issues they face and the local support that is ...
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As an unpaid carer, I know how challenging caring for someone can be. I also know how rewarding it can be when you have the right support. Therefore, I commit to continue working to create Carer Friendly Communities. I also ...
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We commit to support the young carers at our school and support the families and staff that are in a carers role.
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I commit to helping other professionals and organisations recognise and support unpaid carers in their communities; whether customers, staff, volunteers, service users. I commit to making communities more Carer Friendly!
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The All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers recognises the incredible value of unpaid carers in our society and represents the collective voice of families in Wales who care for people living with learning disability. We commit to always recognise ...
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I will support my mother who is an unpaid carer for my Dad and raise awareness of carers, their right and support available whenever possible. I will also learn more about the challenges our carers face so I am more ...
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We commit to being carer friendly, and working as a collaborative group to constantly improve support to carers at a practical level. As the group contains representation from all five Gwent local authorities, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the ...
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