Our Outreach Officers attended Newton Family Hub's Development Day. It was lovely to network and learn more about the amazing services in St Helens and all the support that they offer.

We are so proud to have been shortlisted for the Pride of St Helens Award. We came away from the night as a Highly Commended Service. Well done to St Helens Darts Academy for achieving the Pride of St Helens Award.

On Wednesday our Group D took part in team building activities and games. #STHYC #YoungCarer

Thank you to Thatto Heath Community Primary School for inviting us to speak to parents about the support we offer. Thank you for supporting our Adult & Young Carers and their families.

On Monday our Group A enjoyed trying Mexican food 🌮 #STHYC #YoungCarer

Thank you to Mrs Griffin and Carr Mill Primary School for inviting us to deliver an assembly to all pupils at the school on Wednesday. Thank you for supporting our service, we appreciate everything you do for all Young Carers. #STHYC #YoungCarer

On Tuesday, Group C took part in some team games and got in the Christmas spirit early by making some watercolour Christmas cards! #STHYC #YoungCarer

Today is Carers Rights Day 📢 The theme this year is 'recognising your rights'. Did you know every Young Carer is entitled to a statutory assessment? #CarersRightsDay2024 #STHYC #YoungCarer

In October, our Young Carers Team were invited to Lyme Community Primary - new for the day to raise awareness about Young Carers and Our Service. Thank you to the Mayor of St Helens Borough for attending and supporting our service. We delivered an assembly to all year groups, staff training to all staff and PSHE Workshops to Key Stage 1 and 2. It was lovely to meet Mrs Roberts and Mrs Bradbury who are our YC Champions, they liaise with our service to support Young Carers. Tanya and Sophie were really impressed with how welcoming and polite the children at Lyme Community Primary School were during the day. Thank you to all staff and children for having us! #STHYC #YoungCarers

On Monday our Group B took part in making Autumn wreaths, whilst also playing Autumn bingo and doing an Autumn quiz. #STHYC #YoungCarer

Yesterday our Outreach Officer attended Wargrave C of E Primary School's Parents Evening, it was lovely to raise awareness to parents/carers as well as talk to children about the service. Thank you to Ms Epstein & Mrs Crosbie for everything they do for our Young Carers, we appreciate all your support. Please get intouch if you are interested in raising awareness about our service, our YC team attend assemblies, staff trainings, nurture groups, coffee mornings, parents/open evenings and other events. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to Miss Walsh and Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School for inviting us to deliver an assembly to all pupils at the school. Thank you for supporting our service, we appreciate everything you do. Swipe ➡️ #STHYC #YoungCarer

On Wednesday, YC Group D enjoyed their graffitti session making a mural that brings our service name to life. @kingsyzegraffiti #STHYC #YoungCarer

Thank you to Mr Winstanley from Broad Oak Community Primary School for inviting us to deliver a staff training and raise awareness about YCs and our service. We appreciate all the work you do to support Young Carers at your school. #STHYC #YoungCarer

Thank you to BBC Children in Need for supporting St Helens Young Carers and helping to make a difference in young people's lives everyday 💛 @bbccin #STHYC #YoungCarer #childreninneed #pudseybear

On Tuesday our Young Carers that attend Chattin’4 Action were invited to a Young Carers National Voice meeting and they worked together with other YCs across England. The campaign that they are working on is Early Identification and this focuses on identifying young carers in schools so they can access support earlier. @ycnvuk #STHYC #YoungCarer

Our YAC group got in the Mexican spirit on Tuesday with some sugar skull decorating, sombreros, chilli nachos and Mariachi tunes! #YAC #STHCC

Yesterday we attended the Student Health and Wellbeing Event at St Helens College - The STEM Centre. It was lovely to meet the students and raise awareness about our service. Thank you for supporting our Young Carers, we appreciate everything you do! @sthelenscollege #STHYC #YoungCarer

On Monday our Group A loved building forts and creating and customising their own crowns 👑 #STHYC #YoungCarer

Happy World Kindness Day 💙💚 Kindness costs nothing but means everything. Be kind always. #WorldKindnessDay

Thank you to Mrs Ireland and Thatto Heath Primary School for inviting us to deliver an assembly to all junior pupils at the school. Thank you for supporting all Young Carers at your school, we appreciate everything you do. #STHYC #YoungCarer

Thank you for inviting us to deliver a staff training, our Outreach Officer raised awareness about Young Carers and our service. It was lovely to meet Mrs Jennings and all staff at Eaves Primary School. Thank you for the amazing work you do to support Young Carers at your school. #STHYC #youngcarer

On Tuesday our Group C enjoyed getting in the carnival spirit, taking part in carnival games and learning new tricks. #STHYC #YoungCarer

On Monday our Group B enjoyed a Mexican themed night making sombrero biscuits and Mexican themed arts and crafts. #YoungCarers #STHYC

We are honoured for being shortlisted for the Mikhail Group - Pride of St Helens Awards! @prideofsthelens We would like to thank everyone that nominated for our service, as a charity we are humbled and delighted to receive this nomination.

Yesterday our Young Carers from Chattin 4 Action attended the Feed the Need event hosted by @sthelensyc @feedtheneedstyc It was a well organised, informative event that focused on food poverty. Our YCs learnt so much from the event. Thank you to Vin and everyone from the Youth Council for inviting us! #STHYC #YoungCarers

Happy Halloween from all of us St Helens Young Carers 🎃🕸️ Check out what our Young Carers and YADs have been upto this week 🕷️ #STHYC #YoungCarers

Rectory CE Primary School SEND Coffee Morning ☕ @rectoryprimary Thank you to Miss Laverick (YC Champion) for supporting Young Carers and their families. Miss Laverick has previously invited us to deliver an assembly and staff training to the school to raise more awareness about our service and Young Carers. #STHYC #YoungCarers

We were invited to Rainhill High School @rainhillhigh to deliver an assembly as part of their Anthony Walker Day. Thank you to Miss Wordsworth (YC Champion) for being a fantastic support to all Young Carers and their families. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our YC Outreach Officer delivered an assembly to Year 5 and 6 at Wargrave Church of England Primary School. Thank you to Mrs Crosbie, Wargrave's YC Champion who is a fantastic support to our Young Carers and their families. We look forward to coming back to raise more awareness to all staff and children. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Wishing all our Young Carers a Happy Half Term from all of us at St Helens Young Carers 💙 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Young Carers Team were invited to Lyme Community Primary - new for the day to raise awareness about Young Carers and Our Service. Thank you to the Mayor of St Helens Borough for attending and supporting our service. We delivered an assembly to all year groups, staff training to all staff and PSHE Workshops to Key Stage 1 and 2. It was lovely to meet Mrs Roberts and Mrs Bradbury who are our YC Champions, they liaise with our service to support Young Carers. Tanya and Sophie were really impressed with how welcoming and polite the children at Lyme Community Primary School were during the day. Thank you to all staff and children for having us! #STHYC #YoungCarers

On monday our Group A enjoyed getting stuck in creating sand art, whilst playing twister and eating pizza 🎃🍕 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Take a look at our YC Maths workshop that's delivered by our wellbeing officer, Sophie and our volunteers Su and Viv 📏 #STHYC #YoungCarer

This week our YADs group enjoyed making some chocolate fruit kebabs, playing pool and celebrating someone's birthday! 🍓🍉🍫 #STHYC #YoungCarer

On tuesday, our YC Group C enjoyed doing art therapy while learning positive physical and mental wellbeing techniques. Also a big thank you to Jane from Sparkle Yoga Therapy who put on a yoga session for our Young Carers. 🍕🧘‍♀️

Thank you to @the.chrysaliscentre for inviting us to their event. It was lovely to meet our local community and other services that offer advice, support and information. Swipe to see more… #STHYC #YoungCarers

On monday our Group B enjoyed getting stuck in creating sand art, whilst playing twister and eating pizza 🎃🍕 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to Rotary St Helens for inviting us to the launch of Unzip the Silence. Yesterday we went to St Helens Parish Church to talk to the community about our service and how we can support. To find out more about the launch, please scan the QR code. #STHYC #YoungCarer

On Wednesday, Group D enjoyed baking and mindfulness colouring with the theme evolving around World Mental Health Day. Doing something that you enjoy is a also a form of self-care 🌍💛💚 #STHYC #YoungCarer #worldmentalhealthday

On Monday our primary group enjoyed getting involved decorating cupcakes and designing tote bags. 🧁 #STHYC #youngcarer

Happy World Mental Health Day 2024 Remember, your mental health matters to us and we are always here to support you 💛💚🌎 #STHYC #YoungCarer #MyWholeSelf #WorldMentalHealthDay #HelloYellow

Thank you to St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School for inviting us to deliver an assembly. To book an assembly, please contact our YC Office on 01744 677279 or email our YC Outreach Officer, TanyaButt@sthelenscarers.org.uk #STHYC #youngcarer

We now have a Young Adults specific group aged 18-25, this was their first session in their new venue! 🍕👀

An extensive survey by @CarersTrust of young carers, teachers and parents reveals the alarming impact of caring on young people’s education and opportunities. It also provides policy solutions and recommendations. Read the report: www.carers.org/yceducation

Meet our Young Carers Team. Some of you may recognise us, here are the faces of our Young Carers Core Team! We are a small, supportive team that will go above and beyond to support you. #STHYC #youngcarer

Young Carers Awareness Staff Training delivered to @district_ce 📚

Meet the Team Hi, I'm Alan I support Liverpool FC and I enjoy going to the cinema. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Yesterday, Group C YCs enjoyed an Escape Room experience at the centre ⏱ #STHYC #youngcarers

Our Primary B YC group enjoyed a Safari themed session on Tuesday. Jo from @hillvaleanimals joined us and our Young Carers enjoyed learning all about the exotic animals, some of them were even brave enough to hold the snake! We also enjoyed getting creative and making safari binoculars. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Would you like to be a part of our Young Carers committee? Chattin' 4 Action is a group of Young Carers that come together. They work on small projects to help improve services and raise awareness for Young Carers. They are also involved in shaping what we do as a service to ensure we get it right! If you would like to find out more about how to get involved, please contact our YC Outreach Officer, Tanya on 01744 677279 or email her on TanyaButt@sthelenscarers.org.uk

Our Young Carers in Group D enjoyed designing their own porcelain mugs & tote bags. They put their skills to the test learning magic tricks and we ended the session with a full group sing along on the karaoke 🎤🤹

Young carers on average missed 23 days of school in 2022-23, compared to 14 days missed by young people who are not young carers. A new report by @carers.trust shows the alarming impact of caring on young carers’ education and opportunities. Read the report: www.carers.org/yceducation #YCEducation #STHYC #youngcarer #carerstrust

The Hillvale animals visited the centre on Monday, our primary young carers had a lovely session. They also made some safari binoculars and played animal bingo! #STHYC #Youngcarer

Our YADs group had to really put their communication skills to the test when doing team challenges last week! #STHYC #YoungCarers

Last week, Mental Health UK delivered a workshop for our Young Carers about resilience and friendships. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Arts and Crafts workshop delivered by the Carer Engagement Team from Mersey Care. Thank you to Rachel and Faye for coming in, our YCs enjoyed getting creative. #STHYC #youngcarers

Thank you to everyone who has donated books for our YC centre! Even Young Bearer has decided to have a reading break 📚 #STHYC #youngcarers

Mental Health UK delivered a workshop for our Young Carers about resilience and juggling time. #STHYC #YoungCarers

On Monday our primary group enjoyed their time at St Helens Library 📚 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Did you know we deliver assemblies to all schools in St Helens? This is to raise awareness about our service and Young Carers. If you would like to arrange an assembly with our Young Carers service, please email our Outreach Officer (tanyabutt@sthelenscarers.org.uk). Thank you to Rectory C of E Primary School for inviting us to raise awareness.

Young Carers Bake Off! 🍰🧁 #STHYC #youngcarers

St Helens Young Carers Summer 2024 💙 We hope you enjoyed your summer break ☀️ #STHYC #YoungCarers

How fun does this session look! 🤹‍♀️ Our Primary YCs had a great time learning new tricks. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Check out our YADs, enjoying their bowling session 🎳 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Primary YCs enjoyed their session on monday, they tried out origami, string crafts and took part in team games too. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to St Mary & St Thomas CE Primary School for inviting us to deliver staff training for their inset day. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to Saints for sending these professional photos over 🏉 #sthyc #youngcarers

Fun in the Circus! #STHYC #youngcarers

Our respite activity timetable is live on our website. If you would like to book onto our activities for September -December 2024. Please visit our website! (Link in bio) https://www.sthelensyoungcarers.org/activities Swipe to see activity details... #STHYC #YoungCarers

Wishing all our Young Carers a great start to their new academic year! We look forward to seeing you in school and at the centre 📚 #backtoschool #STHYC #youngcarers

Transition from Primary to Secondary can be tricky but even more so with the addition of caring responsibilities. 📚 Here’s a few things you could do to help make your transition a little bit easier.  Remember you’ve got this!  Good luck from all of us at St Helens Young Carers. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to @saints1890 for having our YCs as the Match Ball Sponsor on Saturday, our Young Carers had a fantastic day 🏉 Swipe to see more… #STHYC #YoungCarers #Saints #sthelensrfc

Today we attended the parenting and SEND drop in coffee morning. Thank you for having us. @sth_familyhubs #STHYC #YoungCarers

We delivered training to the Working Age Adult Social Care team and raised awareness about our Adult and Young Carers Service. If you would like us to come in and deliver training about our service, please email info@sthelenscarers.org.uk #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Young Carers enjoyed their days out last week, they visited: - Blue Planet Aquarium - Chester Zoo - Rock Climbing - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Darkstar Laser Tag We hope you had a fab time. Swipe to see more... #STHYC #YoungCarers

Last week our Primary Young Carers enjoyed a game of laser tag. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Young Carers enjoyed a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach 🎢 Swipe to see more… #STHYC #YoungCarers

Yesterday our secondary group enjoyed a rock climbing session. Swipe to see more... #STHYC #YoungCarers

We would like to wish you all the best for results day. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Yesterday, our YADs group enjoyed their day at Chester Zoo 🐒 #STHYC #YoungCarers

MATHS SUPPORT Please get in touch if you'd like more info regarding our maths support 📏 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Yesterday our primary group enjoyed their day out at the Blue Planet Aquarium 🐬 #STHYC #YoungCarers

CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES IN ST HELENS 🎉 Would you like to be a part of St Helens Carers Centre's membership card scheme, which will help unpaid carers living in St Helens? Swipe right to find out how it would benefit your business. #sthccmembership #STHYC #YoungCarers

Would you like to join our team? 🎉 Please check out our website to find out more. Link in bio 🎉 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to everyone that voted ❤ Our Mascot has officially been named. Meet Young Bearer 💜 He can't wait to meet you all at the centre 🧸 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Primary and Secondary groups enjoyed their Computer Xplorers activity session 💻 Thank you to Richard from @compxbolton for delivering a fun session 💻 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Here's a list of places where kids eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays 🍴 Shared by Money Saving Central #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Primary group enjoyed pottery painting at @positivelifeworkshops 🎨 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Newton Town Show 🎡 We had a great day at the Town Show on Saturday. Not only was the sun shining away but the turnout was great too. ⛅ Thank you to everyone that came over to our stall as we raised awareness about our service. Our mascot loved meeting you all too. 🧸 Keep an eye out for the name reveal... 💙 #STHYC #YoungCarers #newtontownshow

Would you like to name our mascot? Pop over to our stall between 11-4pm tomorrow at Mesnes Park in Newton and share your name suggestions. #STHYC #YoungCarers #NewtonTownShow2024

Did you spot us in the St Helens Star last week? Click on the link in our bio- https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/24479352.st-helens-young-carers-centre-receives-charitable-donation/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR36wRhFjP6KVgJ_W-BVH2Mxn0YUXi8p0vbLDwuMGE_iNr3JZhZRThyQkPE_aem_cHZ4juCtI1vjp_twqEbZ-A#llo7pm386fk

Our YADs group had a fab day out in Liverpool and took part in an Escape room experience.🔑 #STHYC #YoungCarers

We will be attending the Newton Town Show on Saturday between 11-4pm. We can’t wait to see you there, make sure you come over and say hello 👋🏻 Our mascot will be attending too 🧸💙 #STHYC #YoungCarer

Who is a Young Carer? The definition we use: A Young Carer is someone aged 6 to 18 who provides regular or ongoing care and emotional support to a family member who is; ill, disabled, has a mental health condition or misuses drugs or alcohol. #STHYC #YoungCarer

Look who’s arrived! We welcome our new YC mascot 💙🧸 But yet to be named… 😍 #STHYC #YoungCarers

Our Young Carers enjoying their footy session ⚽ #STHYC #YoungCarers

Thank you to Dan from @altrudrama for coming in to deliver a drama workshop. 🎭 The children had a lot of fun and really enjoyed taking part in the session. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Have a great summer break from all of us at St Helens Young Carers 🌞 We look forward to seeing you at our summer respite activities. #STHYC #YoungCarers

Your feedback matters! Have you been to St Helens Young Carers Centre, spoke to a member of our team or used our service in the last 6 months? Please send us your feedback by scanning the QR code or using the link below. https://www.sthelensyoungcarers.org/feedback-form We would love to hear about your experiences of using our service. #STHYC #YoungCarers