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Today we'd like to give a shout out to one of our

Today we'd like to give a shout out to one of our #YoungAdultCarers, Ellie. She's doing an excellent job of volunteering in The Grange Court Cafe, which is a great opportunity for her to gain experience working as part of a team and engaging with customers. It can be a challenge for Young Adult Carers to balance work, education and their caring responsibilities so it's great to see them making the most of these opportunities - well done, Ellie! Those cakes look amazing, too.

Wow, what a lot of fun we had last night at our sp

Wow, what a lot of fun we had last night at our special #YoungCarersActionDay Pizza and Games night! We enjoyed taking a break together, sharing a meal and playing archery, football and Super Mario Kart. Huge thanks to CarerLinks for buying the pizzas and especially to Nick for delivering them! It was a proper feast! 😀🍕

These are a few of the things our #YoungCarers tol

These are a few of the things our #YoungCarers told us about how their caring role makes them feel. This #YoungCarersActionDay we're encouraging everyone to support these incredible young people and make sure they get the breaks they deserve. HYYAC CIC is here to offer fun activities, outings and clubs so that they get exactly that ❤️

It's #YoungCarersActionDay tomorrow and this year'

It's #YoungCarersActionDay tomorrow and this year's theme is "Give Me a Break". Our #YoungCarers Club does exactly that and tomorrow we'll be having a special Games and Pizza night, as requested by the group, to mark the occasion! 🍕🎯

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! We're an all-woman

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! We're an all-woman team here at HYYAC and taking a moment to reflect on the challenges we face, the challenges we've overcome and the many inspirational women in our lives who have shaped our journey every step of the way. #IWD2025❤️

One of our #YoungCarers has created this fabulous

One of our #YoungCarers has created this fabulous drawing in response to @CarersTrust suggestion to create an island just for young carers! Next week is #YoungCarersActionDay and the theme is #GiveMeABreak and here you can see exactly what Grace would like on her perfect island break - we particularly like "you can go on holiday without worrying" ❤️

It's #YoungCarersActionDay on Wednesday 12th March

It's #YoungCarersActionDay on Wednesday 12th March and in keeping with this years theme of "Give Me a Break" we'll be hosting a Games and Pizza night at club. We asked our group of Young Carers what they wanted to do to mark the occasion and of all the many activities they could choose from, the most popular suggestion was to simply hang out and enjoy playing games and eating food with their friends. Such a simple thing to do and yet never taken for granted by these amazing young people. ❤️

It's #YoungCarers club this week, a chance to catc

It's #YoungCarers club this week, a chance to catch up with your friends and have some fun! Look out for your reminder texts and PLEASE let me know if you're coming or not, it really helps us to plan the evening 🙂 See you soon!

We had a great open evening event this week, with

We had a great open evening event this week, with #YoungCarers and their families taking the opportunity to meet the people behind the scenes who make decisions and provide support for them. Big thanks to Nick from Herefordshire CarerLinks, the Early Help Young Carers team and senior commissioner John Burgess from Herefordshire Council for their support of this event and to all the amazing young people and parents who came along ❤️

Get ready for fun, games and the chance to catch u

Get ready for fun, games and the chance to catch up with friends. It's #YoungCarers club tonight!

It's today! If you're a #YoungCarer or #YoungAdult

It's today! If you're a #YoungCarer or #YoungAdultCarer in Herefordshire then you and your family are invited to pop in to the Aspire Centre this evening to meet the team, have a chat and find out more about the support we can offer.

We are hosting an open evening BONUS CLUB on Tuesd

We are hosting an open evening BONUS CLUB on Tuesday 11th February, at the Aspire Centre, Canal Road, Hereford HR1 2EA, 6-8pm.

Our Young and Young Adult Carers will have all the usual games, activities and the chance to catch up with their friends, plus refreshments to enjoy, while parents/families can pop in too to see what we do, enjoy some food and drink and have a chat with the different professionals who support Young and Young Adult Carers in the county.

We'll have senior commissioner John Burgess, staff from the Early Help Young Carers Team, our partners from Carerlinks and, of course, our very own Ed and Susan. If you want to ask questions, find out what extra support is available or just fancy a game of pool and a biscuit, please come along.

Stay for the full 2 hours, or just drop in and drop out when you like.

We’d love your support for this if you can make it.

We certainly made some noise at our #YoungCarers C

We certainly made some noise at our #YoungCarers Club this week, thanks to Bym and his Plastic Band! We had some dedicated drummers who kept the beat all evening, while those of the group who prefer things a little less loud enjoyed a quiet chat in the other room.

Great to share a stand with Carerlinks and talk to

Great to share a stand with Carerlinks and talk to so many people about #YoungCarers and the support we can offer as part of the @hfdscouncil Healthy Schools event today.

We have an open evening planned for all our #Young

We have an open evening planned for all our #YoungCarers, #YoungAdultCarers and their families, on Tuesday 11th February. We'll be at the Aspire Centre, Canal Road, Hereford from 6-8pm with food and drink, fun and games and the chance to meet the people who make decisions about and provide support for Young and Young Adult Carers in Herefordshire. Find out what your rights are, the benefits of an assessment, how to get help with education, employment or just enjoy a catch-up and a chat! Message us for more information.

We had a special birthday at our YAC group this we

We had a special birthday at our YAC group this week! #YoungAdultCarer Ellie decorated this amazing cake herself and brought it along for the group to share in the celebrations. Happy Birthday Ellie, hope you had a wonderful day!

It's our first face-to-face #youngcarers club of 2

It's our first face-to-face #youngcarers club of 2025 on Wednesday! We can't wait to see you all again soon - we have a lot of exciting things planned for this term

Our #YoungAdultCarers had a wonderful night out at

Our #YoungAdultCarers had a wonderful night out at @thebeefyboys thanks to funding from CarerLinks Herefordshire. We can't think of a better way to start 2025! 🍔

Christmas has been and gone, New Year is yet to co

Christmas has been and gone, New Year is yet to come - it must be Twixtmas! We'll be having a #YoungCarer Zoom Club this Monday 30th December, with a chance to catch up on what we've all been up to and a Young Carers Quiz of the Year! Don't miss it - let us know if you need the link to join.

Ed, Susan and Carole would like to wish everyone a

Ed, Susan and Carole would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and remind all our #YoungCarers and #YoungAdultCarers that we are still here for you over the holidays, message us if you need us! And keep your eyes peeled for details of our Festive Zoom Clubs, where you can catch up with everyone during the break before our next face-to-face groups in January 🎄

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