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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. "
👋 Meet Chloe! (Featured on the left in the first photo)
Chloe is from Nerang State High School and ran a fundraiser for Little Dreamers at her school! She had this idea in Year 7 and finally got the chance to make it come true in VCE. 🤩
The idea was to have a 'Dream themed fundraiser' - so they ran sausage sizzle at school in their pjs! What a dream. ☁️
👏 We are so excited to announce that they raised over $1,000 to support Young Carers across Australia through our programs. We LOVE hearing stories like this and encourage schools to get involved, not only through The Young Carer project (TYCP), but through awesome, creative fundraisers like this.
Thank you Chloe - you're a superstar!
#LDDreamBig #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
Ever thought about setting off on a 5 day hike in the beautiful Northern Territory? ☀️
Well, here’s your chance to tick off that bucket list item AND make a difference in the lives of Young Carers ✅
When you sign up, you’ll pay a one time travel package cost and you’ll be set a fundraising target to work towards in the lead up to the Trek!
Contact us about our range of payment options today:
⭐️ Register and Fundraise
⭐️ Register and Donate
⭐️ Sponsor a Young Carer to go on the Trek
bit.ly/littledreamers-larapinta
#Larapinta2023 #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
Have you checked out the amazing prizes on offer for Maddy's birthday raffle? 👀
We're celebrating our CEO's big 3-0 with an online raffle, where each ticket costs $30 (for 30 amazing years!) 🎉
The fun part - 100% of raffle ticket sales will be donated to Little Dreamers' direct support programs to improve the quality of life of Young Carers.
We have a range of awesome prizes on offer from some pretty special brands, go check it out now 👉 bit.ly/give30for30
Raffle closes 12 December 2022.
#Give30For30 #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
Meet Tomas 👋
Tomas is 12 years old, and has a hands-on caring role for his twin brother, who has non verbal Autism.
Tomas visited @ballaratwildlifepark for his Dream Experience! ✨ He had a snake wrapped around his shoulders, held a large lizard and even had a close up encounter with a koala 🐨
"Tomas loved being the centre of attention for once and having a day all about him to share with family & friends. Thank you very much for making Young Carers feel special! It was animal-tastic."
#YoungCarers #DreamExperience #LittleDreamers
Meet Brayden 👋
Brayden is 8 years old and a Young Carer for his sister, who has Dwarfism.
For Brayden's Dream Experience, he visited the set of @legomastersau, met Hamish Blake, and even had a private tour around the set!
To top it all off, Brayden received a massive Lego gift pack at the end of the experience 🎁
A BIG shout-out to @channel9’s Senior Publicist team for bringing this to life 💫
"Brayden had the most amazing day. He was taken on a tour of the set while production was happening. Hamish and Brickman and some contestants took the time to interact with Brayden who was blown away! There may even be a very small chance that Brayden may be on the next series, depending on editing!...
Brayden made a mini figure and he was allowed to put it onto the mini figure wall. He was then asked to select one mini figure to take home. So exciting. Brayden received a basket of goodies, countless memories and the feeling of pure happiness." 🥰
#DreamExperience #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers
Maddy’s mum, Lisa, sends a beautiful message on her birthday ❤️
Our birthday raffle fundraiser is open until 12 December, so it’s not too late to buy your tickets!
100% of raffle ticket sales will be donated to Little Dreamers to improve the quality of life of Young Carers 💫
Head to: bit.ly/give30for30 (or linked in our bio)
#Give30For30 #YoungCarers #LittleDreamers