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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!
Am I A Young Carer?
If you’re not too sure about whether you’re 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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"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. "
Ballarat here we come!!! 🙌☀️
We’re so so excited to see everyone tomorrow evening at our Ballarat Family BBQ event!
Come on down and meet Gee, Tay and the rest of the Little Dreamers team 👋 as well as fellow Young Carers and their family members. There’ll be prizes, games, food and fun - all in one evening! 🎉
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time! Head to 👉 bit.ly/LD-ballarat ✨
#LDDreamBig
Our Sydney Young Carers Festival is here! 🎉🎡
Join us in NSW Youth Week for a magical evening with the stars ✨ Strike a pose on the red carpet as you enter Madame Tussauds and snap photos with some of the world’s biggest celebrities! 📸
Tickets cost $10 per person, and Young Carers registered with Little Dreamers attend for free.
Don't miss out 👉 bit.ly/youngcarersfestival-syd
#LDDreamBig
Meet ✨@melliyu✨our fantastic final panelist for our upcoming International Women's Day breakfast.
With an honours in Psychology, and no stranger to the commercial world through her entrepreneurial endeavours, Melissa is a truly empathetic and inspiring speaker and leader 🎤
Melissa’s overall purpose is to leave others in a better position than before meeting them 💖 Having lost her late partner to suicide, Melissa harnesses life experience to advocate for causes relating to suicide an awareness prevention.
At 27, she listened to her gut instincts and took the plunge to start her own company, @mcoevents, and is also the Founder of @egoexpo_au, an annual two-day expo for independent and growing brands in streetwear fashion and urban culture 💪
We just can't wait to hear more!
Book your tickets here 👉 bit.ly/iwd-breakfastwithchampions (we’ve also got the link in our bio)
#IWD2021 #LDDreamBig
There’s just over TWO WEEKS left until Breakfast With Champions: Women of the Future ✨💖
We're so excited, we wanted to introduce a little competition for our followers...
Win tickets for YOU + ONE FRIEND to attend the event, and help us celebrate International Women's Day! 🌟These tickets include gift bags (you'll find pictures of these in one of our recent posts 🙈), breakfast and incredible and insightful discussions from five fierce women taking centre stage.
What do you have to do to enter?
⭐ Simply like this post and tag a friend who you'd like to bring along (the more tags, the more entries)!
Our winning duo will be announced this Friday at 10am - so get in quick!
Find out more about the event here 👉 bit.ly/iwd-breakfastwithchampions
Second time lucky! 🤞
We're excited to announce the new date of our Valentine's Family Picnic, which will now take place on Sunday 28 March from 11am-2pm 💖
While it's not quite Valentine's Day anymore, we think every day is a good day to celebrate those we love!
For those who have already purchased a ticket, these will automatically be transferred across to the new date 🎟 If you can't attend on this date, please send us a DM and we'll organise your refund!
Book at ➡️ bit.ly/LD-ValDay
#LDDreamBig