Young Adult Carers Links
Get involved - You are the heart of the service.
The success of the service lies in your hands, if you can spare a moment of your time to help shape the direction of the service please click on the links to the Feedback Form and service Questionnaire.
Getting Involved
Feedback form and Young Adult Carers Service Questionaire.
Financial Support and Information
www.citizensadvice.org.uk (http://www NULL.citizensadvice NULL.org NULL.uk/), (0844 499 4188 or 0300 330 0650 from a Mobile)
Information, advice and Mentoring
http://www.share.youthcornwall.org.uk/ (http://www NULL.share NULL.youthcornwall NULL.org NULL.uk/)
Life Skills
Looking for Advice – http://www.lookingforadvice.org (http://www NULL.lookingforadvice NULL.org)
Online mag for young people with ADHA/ADHD - http://www.additudemag.com/ (http://www NULL.additudemag NULL.com/)
Life Skills Sites - http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/ (http://www NULL.duluth NULL.lib NULL.mn NULL.us/)
Succeed Socially - http://www.succeedsocially.com/ (http://www NULL.succeedsocially NULL.com/)
Sexual Health Line 0800 567123
Terence Higgins Trust www.tht.org.uk (http://www NULL.tht NULL.org NULL.uk/) Helpline 0845 122 1200
Budgeting
Debt Advice Foundation – http://www.debtadvicefoundation.org (http://www NULL.debtadvicefoundation NULL.org)
DirectGov – http://www.direct.gov.uk (http://www NULL.direct NULL.gov NULL.uk)
National Debt Line 0808 808 4000
Transport
St Johns Ambulance 01726 815 967
TAP Volunteer Transport (Age Concern) 01872 223 388
Housing
Shelter 0808 800 4444
www.familyfund.org.uk (http://www NULL.familyfund NULL.org NULL.uk/)
Benefits and Grants
www.direct.gov.uk (http://www NULL.direct NULL.gov NULL.uk/) incl
Disability Benefit Enquiries 0800 88 22 00,
Jobcentre Plus 0845 604 3719
Jobseekers Allowance 0800 055 66 88
Income Support 0800 055 66 88
Housing Benefit 0300 1234 161
Cornwall Council Benefits Enquiries & Council Tax 0300 1234 121
Signposting
Lists of all and anyone that could be of use to carers.
Further Education
Cornwall County Council – http://www.cornwall.gov.uk (http://www NULL.cornwall NULL.gov NULL.uk)
Open Universary – http://www.open.ac.uk (http://www NULL.open NULL.ac NULL.uk)
Cornwall College – http://www.cornwall.ac.uk (http://www NULL.cornwall NULL.ac NULL.uk)
Truro College – http://www.trurocollege.ac.uk (http://www NULL.trurocollege NULL.ac NULL.uk)
Falmouth University College – http://www.falmouth.ac.uk (http://www NULL.falmouth NULL.ac NULL.uk)
Info on rights and financial implications of being in education whilst a carer.
Training
Ideas and links to contacts re looking for training courses, Careers Southwest, JCP etc. And info on rights and financial implications of being on training courses whilst a carer.
Employment
Careers South West – http://www.careerssw.org (http://www NULL.careerssw NULL.org)
Convergence Cornwall – http://www.convergencecornwall.com (http://www NULL.convergencecornwall NULL.com)
Cornwall Development Company – http://www.cornwalldevelopmentcompany.co.uk (http://www NULL.cornwalldevelopmentcompany NULL.co NULL.uk)
Cornwall Marine Network – http://www.cornwallmarine.net (http://www NULL.cornwallmarine NULL.net)
Volunteering
Check these out if you are thinking about volunteering in something you enjoy, some may offer qualifications too.
Volunteer Cornwall – http://www.volunteercornwall.org.uk (http://www NULL.volunteercornwall NULL.org NULL.uk)
BTCV – http://www.btcv.org.uk (http://www NULL.btcv NULL.org NULL.uk)
Roadford Lake Sailing Club - http://www.roadfordlakesailingclub.org.uk/ (http://www NULL.roadfordlakesailingclub NULL.org NULL.uk/)
Monkey Sanctuary - http://www.monkeysanctuary.org/ (http://www NULL.monkeysanctuary NULL.org/)
Cornwall Sports Partnership - www.cornwallsportspartnership.co.uk (http://www NULL.cornwallsportspartnership NULL.co NULL.uk/)
Cornwall Wildlife Trust - www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk (http://www NULL.cornwallwildlifetrust NULL.org NULL.uk/)
National Trust - www.nationaltrust.org.uk (http://www NULL.nationaltrust NULL.org NULL.uk/)
Advocacy
A section on advocacy terms and links to possible advocacy services, pos incl Mentoring/Befrienders.
Time out activities
List of possible contacts and activities for YAC’s such as clubs, groups, leisure centres, this could include concessions available or won by CCS, ways to get support to get away from the caring role to pursue activities etc.
Group Activities
Photo’s of past activities and comments about them from attendees, info on forth coming events and info on how these were achieved/funded etc.
Young Adult Carers SW
Contact details of CSW’s.
YAC’s Groups
Where, when, why and how to get involved, this can include details of the YAC’s Committee, feed back and news.
Details of and link to the YAC’s Facebook Group.
Forums
Your Rights
Young Carers – http://www.youngcarers.net (http://www NULL.youngcarers NULL.net)
Carers UK – http://www.carersuk.org (http://www NULL.carersuk NULL.org)
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