Registered Charity number: 1093718

Surrey Young Carers

AIMS

To be an organisation that works with and for Young Carers to enable them to achieve their full potential as young people. We aim to promote the needs of Young Carers in all Adult and Child Care settings

Who do Surrey Young Carers Work with?

Definition:

"A young carer is a person (up to the age of 18 years) whose life is affected by caring, where the person cared for has a disability, long-term illness, is frail or is affected by substance misuse.

The person being cared for may be a parent, sibling, other family member or friend and not necessarily living in the same house as the young carer."

(Surrey Children’s Service Definition)

Surrey Young Carers do not provide a service in the borough of Epsom and Ewell as they have their own Young Carers project run by Carol Church: Tel: 01372 363618

Making a Referral:

Surrey Young Carers receive referrals from both professional agencies and on a self referral basis. Once the referral is allocated to the Support Worker of the area at the monthly Co Worker Meetings they will then arrange an initial visit with the adult family member, returning at another time to visit the young person in an appropriate environment. When returning the case at the Co Worker Meetings the outcomes are discussed and the services that Surrey Young Carers and other agencies could offer are decided and both the referrer and family are informed.

Services Offered to Young Carers:

	18 Groups across Surrey
	1-2-1 Work
	Opportunity to meet other Young Carers in similar situations
	Individual Grants
	Day Trips
	Newsletter
	Pen Pal Service
	Short Term Breaks
	Issue Based Workshops
	School's Project
	Young Carers Forum
	Information and Advice
	Use of the Allotment
	Opportunity to be part of Young Carers radio shows

What can the School's Project Offer?

	Staff training around Young Carer issues.
	Assemblies
	PHSE for Key stage 2 & 3
	Establishing a link worker
	Individual support
	Group work

Contact Details

East Surrey Office: 46 Croydon Rd, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 OHN.

Tel: 01737 248111

Fax: 01737 248224

West Surrey Office: Astolat, Coniers Way, Guildford, GU4 7HL.

Tel: 01483 568269

Fax: 01483 303958

Website: www.surrey-youngcarers.org.uk www.surrey-youngcarers.org.uk

e-mail: SYC@actionforcarers.org.uk

EAST SURREY OFFICE:	WEST SURREY OFFICE:
Geoff Parks (Support Worker Reigate, Banstead and Mole Valley) 07834006836 Dawn Pereira (Schools Worker) 07921700340	Michelle Ball (Deputy Manager) 01483 458240 Matthew Snow (Support Worker Guildford & Waverley) 07834006840 Eileen Brown (Support Worker Woking & Guildford mental Health) 07843549022 Karen Paltridge (Support Worker Runnymede) 07841558602 Fran Cooper (Schools Development Worker) 07834006838 Patrick Buckingham (Schools Worker) 07834006842 Jean Lewis (Administrator)

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