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, (0844 499 4188 or 0300 330 0650 from a Mobile)

Information, advice and Mentoring

http://www.share.youthcornwall.org.uk/

Life Skills

Looking for Advice – http://www.lookingforadvice.org

Online mag for young people with ADHA/ADHD - http://www.additudemag.com/

Life Skills Sites - http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/

Succeed Socially - http://www.succeedsocially.com/

Sexual Health Line 0800 567123

Terence Higgins Trust www.tht.org.uk Helpline 0845 122 1200

Budgeting

Debt Advice Foundation – http://www.debtadvicefoundation.org

DirectGov – http://www.direct.gov.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

www.family-action.org.uk

Benefits and Grants

www.direct.gov.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

Open Universary – http://www.open.ac.uk

Cornwall College – http://www.cornwall.ac.uk

Truro College – http://www.trurocollege.ac.uk

Falmouth University College – http://www.falmouth.ac.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 

Convergence Cornwall – http://www.convergencecornwall.com

Cornwall Development Company – http://www.cornwalldevelopmentcompany.co.uk

Cornwall Marine Network – http://www.cornwallmarine.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

BTCV – http://www.btcv.org.uk

Roadford Lake Sailing Club - http://www.roadfordlakesailingclub.org.uk/

Monkey Sanctuary - http://www.monkeysanctuary.org/

Cornwall Sports Partnership - www.cornwallsportspartnership.co.uk

Cornwall Wildlife Trust - www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk

National Trust - www.nationaltrust.org.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.

Facebook

Details of and link to the YAC’s Facebook Group.

Forums

Carers Forums Page

Your Rights

Young Carers – http://www.youngcarers.net

Carers UK – http://www.carersuk.org

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