
Sundale helps Little Dreamers to ‘just be kids’
Little Dreamers is an organisation that helps kids who have a lot on their shoulders. They’re children who provide unpaid care for family members with a disability, illness or addiction.
Little Dreamers is an organisation that helps kids who have a lot on their shoulders. They’re children who provide unpaid care for family members with a disability, illness or addiction.
Madeleine Buchner OAM, founder and CEO of Little Dreamers, spoke with RMIT News for Mental Health Week.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young carers is being examined in a new research project involving the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Imagine missing out on some big moments growing up because you’re needed to care for a family member. Maddy Buchner knows it all too well – at 6 years old, she started looking after her 3-year old brother – a chronic asthmatic.
More than 83,000 young carers who look after relatives in NSW, perform duties around the clock without a real salary or recognition.
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Madeleine Buchner grew up as a young carer. Now, she’s changing the lives of thousands of Australian kids who need support.
Children who care for a family member with a disability, mental illness or dependence on alcohol or other drugs are less likely to complete, or do well in, secondary school.
They’re the heroes we seldom hear about and despite their size, the impact they make is huge. They’re called young carers, there’s hundreds of thousands of them right across Australia and no doubt most of them are just as amazing as the boy you are about to meet.
The first prize of $30,000 was awarded to a remarkable 25-year-old, Madeleine Buchner who was nominated for the Young Australian of the Year in 2018 and awarded an Order of Australia Medal for her work supporting young people who care for sick siblings or parents.
At some point in our lives we may need to think about a carer for our loved ones, or even for ourselves. But figures from Social Care Wales raises concerns whether there will be enough carers in Wales to cope with the country’s ageing population.
One in six Tasmanians care for someone in their family or wider network without access to things like workers compensation, pay and sick leave or help with schooling.
Jaiden, 13, has helped to care for his mother, who has lupus and various health complaints, since he was a small boy.
One of the most important things that losing my mum has taught me is that the burden of care falls to women and girls. My mum died of ovarian cancer 10 years ago, when I was 11. So, in my teens, I took on a different role in my family than most of my peers who still had their mums.
Sharyn Austin’s daughters were only young when the mother-of-two was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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An estimated 2.7 billion unpaid carers in Australia work daily to meet the needs of their loved ones, a job which can be exhausting, physically and emotionally demanding, and financially challenging.
This week, from the 14th to the 20th of October, is National Carers Week and it’s a great time to remember the outstanding contribution unpaid carers make to Australia.
I loved my first year at the Australian National University. I had landed a scholarship and found myself at college. I felt an overwhelming sense of relief – I’d managed to escape the poverty of country New South Wales and establish a safe haven for myself.
Leading up to August 9th 2016, Census Night, twenty-three year old Madeleine Buchner had some words of encouragement for other young carers, “TICK THE BOX”.
Little Dreamers, Australia’s leading organisation for young carers, has launched a campaign around next month’s Census to get a more accurate understanding of the true number of young carers in Australia.
Few people find themselves ensconced in their career at age 15, but then, it’s probably fair to say that 23-year-old Melburnian, Madeleine Buchner, isn’t your typical chief executive.