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Young Carers Action Day !
Millie2787
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Happy Young Carers Action Day !
For those who aren’t aware or are a little confused this day used to be back in January and was formally known as Young carers awareness day but it’s back with a fresh name and a new date !
Young carers action day is something that is ran By Carers Trust to raise awareness and focus on different Themes this year sooo *Drum roll* this years theme is
Protecting Young Carers Futures!
Protecting our futures is so so important. Protecting anyone’s futures is but particularly for young carers . Past research has shown that we receive on average 9 grades lower at GCSE and we’re more likely not to proceed into further education.
But instead of dwelling too much on the negatives today is also about celebrating the skills that we’ve learnt as a result of our care roles.
So I’ll start ! Here is a picture of me with one of the many skills I’ve learnt as a young adult carer that I will take into the future with me 💜
What can you do to help ?
You can wear your hair in a crazy way and post your pictures on social media with the #Hair2care
Or you can wear purple both of which is helping to raise awareness of today !
For those who aren’t aware or are a little confused this day used to be back in January and was formally known as Young carers awareness day but it’s back with a fresh name and a new date !
Young carers action day is something that is ran By Carers Trust to raise awareness and focus on different Themes this year sooo *Drum roll* this years theme is
Protecting Young Carers Futures!
Protecting our futures is so so important. Protecting anyone’s futures is but particularly for young carers . Past research has shown that we receive on average 9 grades lower at GCSE and we’re more likely not to proceed into further education.
But instead of dwelling too much on the negatives today is also about celebrating the skills that we’ve learnt as a result of our care roles.
So I’ll start ! Here is a picture of me with one of the many skills I’ve learnt as a young adult carer that I will take into the future with me 💜
What can you do to help ?
You can wear your hair in a crazy way and post your pictures on social media with the #Hair2care
Or you can wear purple both of which is helping to raise awareness of today !
Sometimes all you need is one person to believe in you , for you to begin to believe in yourself.
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Also turns out my bed hair this morning actually did have a purpose 😂
Just to add to the thread, we have a new section on our website dedicated to young/young adult carers that thought may be helpful for people to see: https://www.themix.org.uk/young-carers
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I can imagine its a tough job but I love how you've highlighted the strengths, as like Ed said, being a young carer builds so many skills that are invaluable