Our Holiday Program gives Young Carers the opportunity to have some fun on the school holidays, connect with other Young Carers, and take some time out from their caring role!
Held every school holidays across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, these full days of fun include workshops, arts and crafts, exercise, dance, movies and more in a range of different locations.
Built from personal experience and qualitative research, the Big Dreamers Personal Development Program runs for six months with a small group of Young Carers aged 14-18. The aim of the program is to empower, develop resilience and provide the opportunity to build new skills and bring out hidden talents. The program includes retreats, monthly workshops and regular check ins with mentors.
The Young Carer Advocacy Project is an Australia-wide initiativeย designed to give Young Carers a platform to influence their community and create policy change across Australia.
Level UP is all about supporting Young Adult Carers (aged 18-25) as they navigate a pivotal and often challenging stage of life.
Currently available in Victoria, South West Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains (NSW), the program is run online through our virtual platform called the Dreamers Hub, and features regular workshops, resources, social sessions and coaching.
Young Carer, Jacqueline, and Little Dreamers Program Lead, Sasha, presented recently at the Ansvar Insurance Conference! โจ
We were thrilled to hear this feedback from the Ansvar team: "The Conference was a great success, thanks in no small part to the outstanding contribution of Sasha and Jacqueline. The way they both confidently and articulately told their stories was beautiful and inspirational, and it was a perfect way to start our storytelling journey. The feedback from all our colleagues was that they were amazing, and they even inspired a few of our colleagues to talk about their own experience as carers."
We are incredibly fortunate to have received $50,000 by Ansvar to run a Big Dreamers program in Victoria this year. Stay tuned for this program coming soon! ๐งก...
๐โจ Today, March 13, is Young Carers Action Day! ๐โจ
๐ Swipe through to see some eye-opening statistics about Young Carers around the world.
Led by @carers.trust, Young Carers Action Day 2024 is all about Fair Futures for Young Carers.
We can all play a part in making fair futures for Young Carers a reality: governments, local authorities, schools, colleges, charities - everyone.
What can you do? ๐กShare this post ๐กStart a conversation - help more people identify Young Carers in schools, hospitals and other healthcare environments, and the community at large ๐กDonate - Show your support by making a donation to Little Dreamers and our direct support programs in Australia
We`re super excited to welcome her to the team as our new Community Engagement Coordinator in NSW!
Elizabeth would describe herself as friendly, passionate and curious. Her ultimate Dream Experience is to spend the day with a zookeeper working with the elephants ๐
Elizabeth is excited to start working in the community to continue raising awareness, developing new partnerships, and broadening support for Young Carers. Watch this space ๐...
Today, we celebrate the incredible strength, resilience, and compassion of women everywhere โ especially within our Little Dreamers community. From our dedicated staff and volunteers to our amazing supporters and donors, and, of course, our Young Carers, we recognise and honour the invaluable contributions of women each and every day.
As we mark this day, we also want to shine a light on an important conversation: the disproportionate representation of females in carer statistics. It`s super relevant to this year`s United Nations theme: "Invest in women: Accelerate progress". By investing in and supporting women of all ages, we can spark change and speed the transition towards a healthier, safer, and more equal world for all.
Here`s to the incredible women who inspire us every day! ๐ช
We thought weโd throw it all the way back to our Big Dreamers 2020 cohort ๐
Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, this incredible group bonded like family, and when we reunited for our final retreat, it was nothing short of EPIC! ๐
Why are we sharing this now? Because weโre gearing up for our next Big Dreamers program starting this April in VIC, and we want YOU to be part of the magic! ๐
๐ Register for our info session: bit.ly/bigdreamers-march24 ๐ Express your interest in the program: formstack.io/7B35F
Donโt miss out on the opportunity to be part of something truly extraordinary ๐ซ...