Announcement of a Review of the Powys Young Carers Service
Powys Carers Service has seen the number of Registered Young Carers increase by more than 30% over the last year and we have reached a critical point in our growth as a service. This means that we cannot keep opening our doors to new Young People at the same rate as we have seen over the last few years. With this in mind we have decided to review the status of ‘Young Carer’ and the services that we offer. This Review will take place from January until the end of March and we will be giving you opportunities to feed in your thoughts and ideas to this process.
The results may see a change in the definition of what a Young Carer is and therefore a reduction in the numbers of Young Carers registered. There may also be changes to the services we offer in order to target our funding and resources to those most in need.
We plan to consult and seek the views of young carers & their families, schools, youth service, social services & other support agencies in Powys. We will also be talking to other Young Carers Services in the UK to find out what they offer.
We will do this in the following ways
paper questionnaires
online surveys
website forums
facebook, twitter & email
face to face meetings
consultation events
telephone conversations
sessions in schools & colleges
conversations within young carers clubs
Consultation with statutory services and our commissioners
It is important that we gather the views of as many people as possible and we would be delighted to hear from you about your opinions and ideas. Please let us know what you think would be the best way to feed in your views. We will commit to be as inclusive as possible in this process and meet your identified communication preference
Or call 01597 823 800
Dux : Team Leader : Powys Young Carers
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