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Sheffield Young Carers @SheffYoungC
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Sheffield Young Carers@SheffYoungC
8 May 2025
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Thank you @PeakDChallenge 😊 Are you interested in taking on the Peak District Challenge to raise vital funds for SYC, enabling us to continue our invaluable support for young people and families? Find out more here: peak-district-challenge.com/

Home - Peak District Challenge 2026 by Wilderness Development

Pre-Entry Factsheets Need more details? Please check our full documentation for detailed information with everything you need to know about the Peak District Challenge™.

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Peak District Challenge by Wilderness Development@PeakDChallenge
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This week’s Charity Tuesday goes to @sheffyoungcarers who are joining the Pea... (See more at instagram.com/p/DIwS7Hjiha-/ ) Run 25-100miles for £55 - £99 in total, at peak-district-challenge.com . There's no fundraising commitment, and never any cost to any charity
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This young person had a brilliant time during their recent 1-2-1, visiting Weston Park Museum to see some of their epic life-size animals and creepy-crawlies 🦏🕷️ Find out more about how we support young people here: sheffieldyoungcarers.org.uk/… @SheffMuseums
Young person stood next to one of the huge life size model animals.

ALT Young person stood next to one of the huge life size model animals.

A case with some life size spiders inside.

ALT A case with some life size spiders inside.

After having fun exploring the museum, the young person enjoyed a game of Space Invaders.

ALT After having fun exploring the museum, the young person enjoyed a game of Space Invaders.
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Our Co-CEO Sara attended the MAAN (Somali Mental Health Sheffield) 30th Anniversary event today 🙌 Congratulations on 30 years of great work - it is always fantastic to work with you and we wish you all the best going forwards 😊
A picture of a projector screen and some stalls at the MAAN 30th anniversary event.

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A picture of Sara's affirmation writing and henna painted hand.

ALT A picture of Sara's affirmation writing and henna painted hand.
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Just over one week to go until Molly will be running in the London Marathon to raise money for SYC 🏃‍♀️ If you'd like to support Molly's fundraising efforts, you can find her page below 👇 Help Molly hit her £500 fundraising target here: 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthus…
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On Saturday, Chair of our Trustees Richard and Fundraising Officer Nick attended a coffee morning at Dore and Totley United Reform Church 🍰 Dore and Totley URC chose us to be their charity of the year and were raising funds for us through selling cakes and drinks 🙌
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On Sunday, we were delighted to be a chosen charity for the South Yorkshire Legal Service collection. Our Chair of Trustees Richard and Co-CEO Laura really enjoyed attending! Huge thanks to High Sheriff of South Yorkshire John Baddeley and his wife Penny for their support 👏
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The consultation for the new Youth Strategy (called Deliver You) is out and it’s absolutely vital that both young people and workers have the opportunity to engage in this once in a generation opportunity! You can have your say here: iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You… 📢
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Please read our statement on the closure of the M-PACT programme below 💜 Further information and signposting to other organisations who might be able to help those experiencing familial substance misuse can be found by visiting our website: sheffieldyoungcarers.org.uk/…
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Our Co-CEO Sara is at the @CarersTrust Network Futures Conference 2025 👩‍🏫 The conference has been brilliant so far, providing an excellent opportunity to meet other carers and young carers projects, as well as share ideas 💙 #CarersFuturesConf
A picture of a booklet that is titled 'Network Futures Conference 2025'.

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A picture from Sara's point of view of one of the presentations at the conference.

ALT A picture from Sara's point of view of one of the presentations at the conference.

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Superb workshop on the implications that digital trends can have on local carer organisations, which featured some really interesting discussion around AI!
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Moving schools can be a difficult time, especially for vulnerable people like #YoungCarers @SheffieldLSCP have developed a handy transitions toolkit to use to transfer information and responsibility when young people move settings 🏫 See more here: ow.ly/okh450R4rsm
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The Youth Voice Census is looking for young people aged 11-30 to help inform real-world change to make the life experiences for young people better. The voices/opinions of young carers and young adult carers are extremely important 📢 ow.ly/jGR050VvE9i

Youth Voice Census - Youth Employment UK

The Youth Voice Census is the biggest annual youth survey in the UK. The Youth Voice Census 2025 closed on 6th June. Results in September.

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Professionals can often find talking to young carers challenging, so our Action Group want to share these key tips to help professionals communicate with them in a respectful and supportive way. See the top tips video here: youtu.be/4JIcwgbc4kY
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The latest edition of SYC News is out now! From important news regarding our SYC Activity Fund to some brilliant birthday cakes for young people, it's full of everything that has been happening here at SYC recently 📰 Subscribe to SYC News here: sheffieldyoungcarers.org.uk/…
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You will all be delighted to hear that Molly absolutely smashed the Sheffield Half Marathon on Sunday, achieving a PB time of 1 hour 52 mins 34 seconds 👏🏃‍♀️ Could you help Molly reach her fundraising goal of £500 before the @LondonMarathon? Click here: 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthus…
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The consultation for the new Youth Strategy (called Deliver You) is out and it’s absolutely vital that both young people and workers have the opportunity to engage in this once in a generation opportunity! You can have your say here: iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-You… 📢
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We had a super busy 8-12's group last week! We discussed diversity and discrimination with the help of skittles, the did some affirmations, group reflections and finished off with an ace talent show 🎤 Another big thanks to @Free Cakes For Kids Sheffield for the superb cake 🎂
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Our Family Project's spring newsletter is out now 🌤️ Find out more about some of the fun, free activities going on across the city during the holidays, as well as some useful organisations for support👇 Read the newsletter here: sheffieldyoungcarers.org.uk/…

Family Project's Spring Newsletter 2025 — Sheffield Young Carers | Dedicated to helping young...

With the worst of the winter starting to look like a distant memory, SYC’s Family Project have produced their spring newsletter full of ideas and information to help you make the most of the upcoming...

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During their recent 1-2-1 support sessions, this young person has been decorating and baking cookies 🍪 At SYC, we let young people take lead on what they do for their 1-2-1 sessions as every young person wants different things from their support 👇 ow.ly/9el650Vmn92
A picture of a young person making cookies.

ALT A picture of a young person making cookies.

A picture of a plate of cookies which have been expertly baked and decorated by the young person during their 1-2-1 session.

ALT A picture of a plate of cookies which have been expertly baked and decorated by the young person during their 1-2-1 session.
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