Thursday 26 January is Young Carers Awareness Day, a national day of recognition for the UK’s 700,000 young carers.
Young Carers Awareness Day
Young Carers in Schools - interim report
SYC is delighted to be working in partnership with Learn Sheffield, the school improvement agency, on an exciting one-year project with local schools.
Award-winning support for Sheffield's young carers
We’re extremely proud to announce that we’ve won an award for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Supporting Young People’.
Young carers delighted as MP takes on new role
We are delighted to announce that long-term supporter and MP, Paul Blomfield, has become our new patron!
High Sheriff sings young carers' praises at choral event
On Thursday 10 November, the High Sheriff of South Yorkshire Dr Julie MacDonald DL hosted a special fundraising event to raise much-needed funds for Sheffield Young Carers.
Dave walks length of Greek island for SYC
We may have found our most committed supporter yet! On Friday 29th April, Dave Richardson strapped on a 50lb backpack and set off on a 338.25-mile route over 8000ft peaks, right across the Greek island of Crete.
Ending on a high with VOYCE
On 30 April 2016 we bid a very fond farewell to our lovely VOYCE team. Staff members Kath Fitzpatrick, Ruth Lawson and Louise Wright had all worked tirelessly during their time on this four-and-a-half-year, Big Lottery-funded project, in partnership with local youth organisations Chilypep and Interchange.
Star Supporters!
SYC'S 29 MINUTE MEALS - ON SALE NOW
ON SALE NOW: Sheffield Young Carers '29 Minute Meals' Recipe Book (£4.99 + £1 p&p)
During summer 2011, 15 young people from SYC were supported by Syeda (South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association) to develop, make and taste some simple, healthy recipes to cook for themselves and their families, and to turn these into a recipe book and cookery show-style film to share what they had learnt.