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Young Carers Awareness Day 2018
National Young Carers day on January 25th is a great opportunity to acknowledge the support Young ca...
Young Carers Support Derby
Young Carers support and advice in Derby. The project is for young carers who are under the age of ...
Help support young carers breaks
One of the ways our young carers team helps to support the young carers in Derbyshire we work with i...
DCC List of Summer Activities for Children and Young People
Looking for activities over the summer? Here is a selection to keep children and young people active...
Questionnaire for Young Adult Carers
Derbyshire Carers Association is currently working with the University of Derby to identify what sup...
Young Carers Awareness Day 2019
Young Carers Awareness Day Each year Carers Trust organises a national Young Carers Awareness Day. ...
Young Carers Consultation – Tell Us What You Want
You are a Young Carer if you are under the age of 18 and care for someone else without pay. You are...
Young Carers at John Port Spencer Academy
Last week as part of Carers Week the Young Carers team delivered workshops with students in year 10 ...
Young Carers in the news
One of the young carers that our young carers team support has featured in the Derbyshire Times. Ex...
Schools Liaison worker
It’s been a busy few months for school liaison. Since September I have been introducing the Young C...
Young Carers Project Launched
The BIG Lottery funded Young Carers Project was launched at our Chesterfield Carers Centre on Friday...
Young Carers Drama Group
Top billing for Drama Workshop! A recent drama workshop highlighting the everyday lives and the con...
Young Carers Music Project
Our young carers music project (phase 1) got underway recently, at Hearing help in Ripley. Our Ambe...
Young Carers Everyone’s a Film Maker Project
A Derbyshire County Council Action grant has been awarded for a new project “Young Carers Ever...
Young Carers Forum
Yesterday saw the launch of our young carers forum. If you wish to know more contact us on 01773 83...
Mental Health Support for Young Carers
We are very pleased to announce…. That DCA has been awarded a large grant from “Children in Need”, t...
Young Carers Celebration Event
Young Carers and siblings at the Post Mill Centre, South Normanton enjoying a well-earned Celebratio...
From April, Derbyshire Carers Association are the main support service for young carers in Derbyshir
Young carers are children under 18 with caring responsibilities. For this group, DCA now provide a c...
Young Persons Creative Writing Competition
Calling all young creative writers, if you are under 18 DCA want you to get creative writing! We wo...
Young Carers Chill Out Day
Last week we were invited along to a Chill Out activity day, funded by Public Health and provided by...
Fundraising Success for DCA
DCA have been tirelessly working to raise more funds to be able to put on more fun activities for th...
Young Carers School Award
On Wednesday 13th June, Derbyshire Carers Association presented Ripley Junior School with their Leve...
Young Carers University Trip
Earlier this week the Young Carers we support went on a day trip to Nottingham University. The purp...
Young Carers at Chatsworth Christmas 2019
YOUNG CARER’S CHATSWORTH CHRISTMAS TRIP On Sunday the 8th of December a group of young carers ...
Workshops available for young adult carers - October
The Grants Team at Carers Trust have been working with several corporations to set up workshops on e...
Young Person survey
Ask your kids Making sure that young people have the right information is more important than ever t...
Opening doors for Young Carers
As part of an innovative new project by Derbyshire Carers Association (DCA), 28th August saw Young C...
Derby County Collection
On Saturday 9th February Derbyshire Carers were invited to do a collection at Derby County Football ...
Free event for Young Carers
Derbyshire Carers Association Young Carers Project Would like to invite you to a Celebration Event. ...
FREE Event for Young Adult Carers!
Saturday 28th to Sunday 29th March 2015 This free residential event will be hosted by Lea Green Lea...
Young Carers Free Trip
We will be taking 15 carers aged between 18 and 25, away for a 3 day residential trip to Lea Green n...
Derbyshire Carers Association project work: Reaching out to Young Carers
Derbyshire Carers Association has been successful in a Big Lottery funding application, Awards for A...
Young Carers Let off Steam
The Young Carers we support were treated to a session at Fitness Factory Chesterfield, they had a wo...
Donations for Young Carers
We have received some generous donations of toys from Blend Youth Project to give to our Young Carer...
Young Carers in the news
Young Carers have become a major discussion point in the main stream media and there have been sever...
Young Carers First Aid Training
Today the Young Carers we support came to our head office to take part in some First Aid training we...
Young Carers at Chatsworth
Recently we took some of the Young Carers we support to Chatsworth for the day to see the Christmas ...
Young Carers Festival from The Childrens Society
The Young Carers festival wont be able to happen this year but The Childrens Society are doing a min...
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Befriending
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Job Opportunities - County and City
Derbyshire Carers Association is a registered Charity which has been supporting unpaid Carers throug...
Young Carers Awareness Day 2020
Young Carers help to look after someone in their family, who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs or al...
Young Carers at Derby County
DCFC Vs Millwall FC - & Meeting Wayne Rooney On Saturday the 14th of Dec three of our young care...
Children and Young People: Information on Covid-19 and how to cope
Children and Young People: Information on Covid-19 and how to cope Feeling concerned or overw...
Children and Young People: Information on Covid-19
Children and Young People: Information on Covid-19 and how to cope Young Minds Feeling concer...
Online resources for young people and parents
Resources and help for young people and parents during the Coronavirus Epidemic Young ...
If it’s Britain’s Best Breakfast… It’s CMC
HUGE thanks to our friends at CMC Motorcycles Clay Cross, who hosted an event for us on Sunday 9th N...
Children in Need Projects
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Young Carers Service
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Free Self Defence Class for Beginners!
Friday 12th June 6pm – 7pm St Leonards Mission Hartingdon Road (off Valley Road) Spital Chesterfiel...
Mental Health Support from NHS
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, PARENTS AND CARERS The CCG...
Scaling new heights!
A trip to the Lea Green Centre on the edge of the Peak District National Park, saw Young Adult Carer...
Are you a former Young Carer between age 18-40?
Poster presentation.pdf (447 KB) • I am looki...
Virtual Bucket Collection
Across the course of every season Derby County Football Club offer fundraising opportunities to up t...
The Children and Families Act 2014
The Children and Families Act 2014 is the most far-reaching child welfare legislation to be introduc...
Young Carers GP Project
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Children and Young People: Information on Covid-19
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Chloe's Story
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Erewash Community Update December
Derbyshire County Councils Covid-19 - Community updates for Erewash Erewash Community Update Dec 202...
Amber Valley Community Update December
Derbyshire County Councils Covid-19 - Community updates for Amber Valley Amber Valley Community Upda...
One Year Celebration
On Friday 21st September DCA will be celebrating achievements in the first year of both our County A...
Carers Week Young Carers Acrostics 2020
The acrostics below were written by children from Bennerley Fields School in Ilkeston. Bennerl...
Max's Story
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Professionals
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Success of One Year Celebration Event
Friday 21st September saw the successful celebration of one year in our Adult Carers contract and th...
Young Carers Survival Packs
Back in April, we were at the beginning of lock down. No one knew how long it would go on for...
Young Carers Awareness Day 2020
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Oscars Story
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Mary's Story
Xander's Story
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Media
Volunteers Wanted
Wanted Volunteers to help support Derbyshire Carers with all the work we do for Carers across the co...
Harriet's Story
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Young Carers in Lockdown
As part of Carers Week 2020 earlier this month, we asked our Young Carers to send in photographs of ...
Derwent stories Butterflies, Bumbles and Picnics
Umbrella Derby and Derbyshire are putting on this fabulous event for families with children and youn...
Water Bills
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One of our oldest Carers is celebrating his 100th birthday
Reaching 100 was a rarity 40 years ago, but longevity is normal these days, even the virus can&rsquo...
Young Adult Carers
Jody's Story
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Derbyshire Carers Association Highlights Carers’ Stories
The videos explain the carers’ role, what providing care has meant and the impact on a carer’s life....
Activities and Events
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How do we help?
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Fundraising Successes
Sophie's Story
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Boost for Carers from rise in allowance threshold
The government announced that from April 2015, the earnings threshold for Carers’ Allowance wi...
Volunteering
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News from Parliament
News From Parliment Two hugely important pieces of legislation passed through Parliament earlier th...
Christopher's Story
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Jenny's Story
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Press Release - National Carers Week
Press Release National Carers Week – 9th to 15th June 2014. Highlighting the work of Carers...
Job Opportunities
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Fundraising
Coronavirus
Parent Carer of disabled child under 17 years old
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Accessing Healthcare Advice
Advice from Joined up care Derbyshire on how to access different types of healthcare during this cri...
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