YMCA Fairthorne Group’s project, YMCA Young Carers IW, provides respite and wellbeing activities to young carers on the Isle of Wight, aged between 5 and 18, usually during school holidays.

Children and their families are engaged to discuss the opportunities they most want, programmes are delivered that range from access to playschemes to organised young carers’ trips to places like Thorpe Park and various attractions on the Island. Wellbeing activities are also delivered in consultation with young people and range from self-esteem programmes for teenagers to provision of 1:1 counselling. Each year a group of the Island’s young carers are given support to attend the national Young Carers Festival. The services the charity provides relies on donations of money and in-kind gifts to fund the activities.

‘Thank you again for choosing to support our incredible young carers, your generosity will make a difference to the lives of our children.’

Trudie Augustus-Harris
Young Carers Coordinator

https://ymca-fg.org/donate