Welcome to Your Space
This is our online space for young carers with a caring role from the age of 5 to 13 which includes blogs, tips and information.
And we invite your comments and queries – hello@suffolkfamilycarers.org

Street Art Day at National Horse Racing Museum
Once again we are thanking Sarah at the National Horse Racing Museum for funding a wonderful street art day for 20 young carers from Houldsworth Valley and St Louis Academy

West Suffolk School Groups – Summer Term
As part of our work supporting primary schools in West Suffolk, we chose to do something a little bit special to mark the end of the school year. At Ixworth,

It all comes down to a roll of a dice……!
A few weeks ago I was luckily enough to host a small gather of young carers at the Shuffle Board game café in Bury St Edmunds. It’s a great venue,

Are you starting High School or College next term?
Starting high school or college can be a big transition… Our Young Carers team have put together this helpful blog to give you the information you will need about the

Getting things done!
Hi. How are you keeping? I have been asked to write a blog for the ‘Your Space’ pages and I am finding it hard to get started. In theory it

ITFC Ladies
Ipswich Town FC very kindly gave us some tickets to watch the Ipswich ladies play Cardiff City in Felixstowe on Sunday 21st April. A small group of young carers brought

Science at the YC Central Clubs.
On Wednesday 13th March, we had the pleasure of hosting Briony and Diana from the Cambridge based Wellcome Genome Scientific Research Campus at our YC Central Clubs, held at Tower

Ask 3 questions
When you attend a medical appoint with a family member you care for there are three questions you can ask

School Group – Friendship Work.
We’ve been looking at what makes a good friend, and how to be a good friend with some of our young carers.


