Looking After Someone?

A young carer is a young person who looks after someone with an illness or disability, learning difficulty, a mental health problem or misusing drugs/alcohol.  If this is you, don't worry, you are not alone - there are approximately a half-million young carers in the UK.

The Reading Young Carers Project is a place for 5-19 year old young-carers to come and spend a few hours each week doing something for themselves!  This includes:

• Talking to other young-carers
• Spending time with people your own age
• Learning new things
• Someone to talk to
• Trips
• Sport
• Cooking

The sessions are held at Fairview Youth Club.  There are three age groups - 5 1/2 - 9, 9-12 and 12-19, and the sessions are on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  You can also get help with transport to get there and back.

If you are interested, download the leaflet on the right for more information, or contact Flic Read, the Young Carer Project Co-ordinator, by clicking here.