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Am I A Young Carer?
If you’re not too sure whether you (or someone you know) might be a Young Carer, a great place to start is this quiz! While we acknowledge that every caring role is different, and that not all Young Carers feel that they need to access support, we’re also incredibly passionate about raising awareness, promoting inclusivity and advocating for young people in caring roles!
Take the quizIt’s likely you’re a Young Carer!
A Young Carer is someone under the age of 25 who provides, or intends to provide care for a family member with a disability, illness, mental illness or an addiction – and your answers suggest that’s you!
Being a Young Carer can be awesome! Young Carers learn compassion, maturity, kindness and empathy from having a caring role, and often develop an incredible bond with the family member they’re supporting. But being a Young Carer can also have an impact on education, social life, employment and mental and physical health. That’s something we’re passionate about changing.
If you’d like to chat to us further about being a Young Carer, or the kind of support we can provide, then give us a call on 1800 717 515. You can also check out our range of support programs on offer here.
Otherwise, you can apply for support with us straight away, and we’ll be in touch!
You’re probably not a Young Carer.
A Young Carer is someone under the age of 25 who provides, or intends to provide care for a family member with a disability, illness, mental illness or an addiction. Your answers didn’t seem to match up with this definition.
But fear not! We know that every caring role is different, and this quiz may not always be right! So, if you’d like to chat to us further and assess whether we can support you, then give us a call on 1800 717 515.
We encourage you to read more about Young Carers here: Expert Guide and maybe even apply for some volunteering positions with us!
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We welcome everyone to Little Dreamers through a range of tailored opportunities. If you're passionate about helping young people reach their full potential, then we'll get along!
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"Fantastic - Life changing for Young Carers to be acknowledged & supported in their role. For our daughter, it helps bridge the gap of what we can’t do with her due to our younger children’s extra needs with their disabilities. More people need to know they can access wonderful services like this."
"Nathaniel had an absolute fantastic Dream Experience, it was great just watching it be all about him, because he deserves so much, he never ask for anything..... so thank you very much for blessing him with this opportunity the smile didn't leave his face all day and it meant the world to us. "
"We worked really hard to ensure that Ethan knew that his Dream Experience was due to the incredible hard work Ethan undertakes on a daily basis as a young carer. The experience was absolutely unbelievable and Ethan felt validated, appreciated and exceptionally special. He loved every second of it."
"The program made my child feel like he was important too. He was overwhelmed and couldn't believe how lucky he was to be given this opportunity. Little Dreamers is a wonderful organisation, they made my son feel so special and made his little dream come true. I can't thank them enough. "
"Sam had reached the point where he felt that his own dreams were fast getting out of his reach because of the sacrifices he has had to make for his family and the sacrifices his family have had to make as a whole. Little Dreamers helped him no longer feel that it is impossible to reach for his dream."
"What a fantastic organisation, we were so lucky to have the kids involved for two days of your School Holiday Program in Melbourne. Everyone was so great interacting with all the children, catering to different ages an needs. Kudos to all involved. You fill a much needed area that is often overlooked."
"We just got home from the most amazing three days, our first family holiday! Maggie had the best time ever! We really don't know how to thank you, we will remember this for the rest of our lives. We are so grateful and appreciate it all so much. Little Dreamers made Maggie's dream come true and more. "
"Thank you so much for everything you have done for our family. We have found two amazing mentors for our children through your charity. Both of our children had amazing Dreams Experiences that have changed them forever, they will never ever forget your kindness. We can’t thank you enough. "
Thank you so much to the Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (@ausyouth) for presenting an advocacy workshop to our Level UP participants in the lead up to the federal election! 🌟
Our Level UP group learned about political advocacy, had some of their questions about politics answered, and discussed how they can feel empowered as young people to participate in democracy 💪
If you'd like to learn more about the work AYAC does, follow them on social media or visit their website: www.ayac.org.au
Level UP is open to Young Carers aged 18-25 who live in Victoria and Sydney.
👉 To get involved or learn more, send us a message or email georgia@littledreamers.org.au
#LevelUP #PoliticalAdvocacy #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
Join Little Dreamers at the Pitch Up crowdfunding event in Geelong next Thursday at the Geelong Events Centre! 📣
Attend for free, show your support and help us secure much needed funding for our programs, impacting the lives of Young Carers right across Australia 🌟
Reserve your seat 👉 pitch-up-geelong-2022.raisely.com/signup
#PitchUp #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
🎧 This week’s episode sees the return of a very special guest, Dan Shandler, Co-Founder of @elephant.ed, Australia’s leading youth-led sex-education provider.
This week, Dan and Maddy help listeners understand online grooming. We learn where to go for help and the importance of changing the cultural conversation around victim blaming.
Disclaimer: this episode is recommended for young people 14+ years of age.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/366AENf
Apple 👉 apple.co/3CXHWyG
Modules on the Dreamers Hub: www.dreamershub.com.au/academy/
#SafeIsSavvy #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
We're so excited to introduce you to our Young Carers Festival (VIC) Stall Holders! 🌟📣
These wonderful organisations will be joining us (Little Dreamers), Merri Health and Carers Victoria to provide valuable information and support to Young Carers and families at the event…you may even see some goodies from them in your show bags! 👀
Join us next Friday 3 June at a guest or stall holder: bit.ly/youngcarersfestival2022-vic
(You can also find this link in our bio)
#YoungCarersFestival #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
We can’t get over this night! ✨🙌
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Trivia Night to party and throw it back to the 90s with Little Dreamers! 🌈 We had SO. MUCH. FUN.
We are so proud to acknowledge and celebrate the important role of Young Carers at events like these, which remind us how much we simply LOVE our community! 💜
A big thank you to our hosts @funkybunchtrivia, our drinks sponsor @urbanalleybrewery and photographers @epgroupaustralia.
Photos are now live on our Facebook page, go check them out and tag yourself!
#TriviaNight #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
Choose @powerup_challenge / Power Up Youth Alliance when participating in the @melbmara THIS OCTOBER! ⚡️
🌟Power Up for the Nike Melbourne Marathon this October and support the 1 in 4 young people facing mental health challenges in Australia today.
👉Register here: www.powerupchallenge.org.au
#powerup #powerupyouthalliance #melbournemarathon