With half-term on the horizon, SYC’s Family Project have produced an Autumn newsletter, packed full of ideas and information to make sure everybody has a brilliant break…

Young People’s One-to-One Worker (Full time)

We have a vacancy for highly motivated young people’s one-to-one worker to work directly with young people aged 8-25, delivering one-to-one support.

That’s right, we’re 27 years old! Come join us in celebrating the lifelong changes Sheffield Young Carers has made in our city and beyond.

Thanks to the wonderful folks over at HoodieHut, our Action Group have been kitted out with these stunning hoodies to wear when they’re out and about doing what they do best!

Now that the Summer holidays are in full-swing, SYC’s Family Project have produced their annual newsletter, packed full of ideas and information to make sure everybody has a brilliant Summer!

Last week was Carers Week! Join us in taking a look back at everything we got up to at SYC to celebrate Carers Week and put carers on the map

Carers Week is one of the most important carer awareness-raising campaigns in the calendar. This year's theme for Carers Week is 'Putting Carers on the Map'.

We’ve signed the Young Carers Covenant for Carers Week 2024. Take a look at what we are committing to, and how you can sign up too!

We are looking to recruit a Treasurer to our Board of Trustees to take us forward and support our vital work with young carers and young people impacted by familial substance misuse. This hugely rewarding opportunity will use your skills and experience to work alongside an expert and stable staff team with an excellent reputation.

Young Carers Action Day 2024 has been and gone, but that doesn’t mean SYC are going to stop calling for fairer futures for young carers and young adult carers! Catch up on everything that happened this YCAD, as well as find out more about how you can show your support.

To help mark Young Carers Action Day, the amazing Rab Ferguson, author of the young carer inspired ‘The Late Crew’ series, speaks on his upcoming sequel, awareness raising and his previous visits to Sheffield!

After handing in a letter to 10 Downing Street last week, young carers across the country are calling on YOU to help them this Carers Rights Day!

Research results reveal barriers young carers in Sheffield face ahead of Carers Rights Day 2023

Rab Ferguson, author of ‘The Late Crew’, which is a story about young carers and aliens (how cool is that!), came to Sheffield to visit some of the schools who have joined our education project Greater Reach Brighter Futures.

The Sheffield Carers Roadshow comes to town, and it will offer unpaid carers across the city the chance to find out more about support available to them!

With the Summer holidays right around the corner, SYC’s family project have produced a brilliant newsletter, packed with lots of ideas and information to make sure it’s an enjoyable, happy Summer for all.

SYC have renewed our Power of Youth Charter this Power of Youth Day! This charter shows our dedication and commitment to giving young people a voice and involving them in decision making across the organisation. We think it is integral to ensuring we offer the best possible support to young people and young carers.

On 14th April, Young Carers National Voice (YCNV) members from across the country met for an event in Birmingham!

The Easter holidays have arrived, as too has the Family Project’s Spring Newsletter. Read all about the Family Project’s recent good news and success in finding a new team member! The newsletter also includes what’s going on in Sheffield during the holidays, as well as highlights what support is available during the next few week - and we can’t forget the baking recipe either!

It's Young Carers Action Day on 15th March and, this year, we’ve got a great new resource to help YOU to help young carers!

Young Carers Action Day is an annual event to raise awareness of young carers in the country. This year's theme is 'make time for young carers' and, to help schools and colleges do this, young people from of Young Carers National Voice (YCNV) have co-produced a brilliant new resource for education settings.