Programs
Dream Experience
Ever wanted to ride in a hot air balloon? Or run onto the ground with your favourite footy team? We can help!
Our Dream Experience Program is a one-off support designed to celebrate and reward Young Carers for all they do.
If you (or someone you know) is a Young Carer, apply below, list a few things you’d LOVE to do, and we’ll organise your one-of-a-kind Dream Experience!
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Holiday Program
Our Holiday Program gives Young Carers the opportunity to have some fun on the school holidays, connect with other young people in similar circumstances and take some time out from their caring role.
Run every school holidays in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, these full days of fun include workshops, arts and crafts, exercise, dance, drama and music, in awesome locations such as Luna Park!
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Big Dreamers
Being a young person between is tough.
Mental health becomes increasingly important for Young Carers at this age, as they navigate identity, career, relationships and the added responsibility of a caring role.
Built from personal experience and qualitative research, the Big Dreamers Personal Development Program runs for six months with 15 inspiring Young Carers aged 13-18. The aim of the program is to empower, develop resilience and provide the opportunity to build new skills and draw out hidden talents.
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Mentoring
We believe positive role models can create a lasting and vital impact in the lives of Young Carers.
Mentors provide Young Carers with someone to spend time with and reduce feelings of loneliness and social isolation for Young Carers. Mentors can offer help with schoolwork, provide guidance and give Young Carers a break from their caring role.
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Dreamers Hub
Our Dreamers Hub is an online community created by Young Carers for Young Carers.
No matter where you are, if you’re a Young Carer, you’re welcome here!
- Expert-led live forums
- Tips and tricks
- Inspirational content
- Educational resources
- Support catalogues
- Blog posts
- Upcoming community events
The Young Carer Project
As it stands, 40% of Young Carers do not complete high school, often due to time constraints, lack of support and bullying.
We’re educating students, teachers and parents on what it is to be a Young Carer and how to identify, support and amplify their education journey.
Our new school accreditation program is piloting in Victoria and is also soon to begin in Brisbane.
Find out more and nominate your school to get involved.
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Carer Gateway Support
From April 2020, Little Dreamers is providing support to Young Carers in Queensland and New South Wales areas of South West Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains via the Carer Gateway.
If you’re a Young Carer (under 25) in these regions, you’ll be eligible to access support services delivered by Little Dreamers through the Carer Gateway, including In-Person Peer Support and tailored financial support packages.
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It's officially June and we're gearing up for Rock Around the World taking place in less than 3 weeks' time! 🌏 🙌
Rock Around the World is a live virtual marathon that unites participants with one common goal - achieving an entire lap around the world (all 40, 075km) in just 24 hours!
Register now at www.rockaroundtheworld.org.au
Learn more about the other charities taking part:
@lsc.ph
@bbbsau
@varietyvic
@mirabelfoundation
@readysetau
@brainwaveaus
#RockAroundTheWorld2020 #RATWChallenge #StrongerTogether
Today is Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day. We support two beautiful families touched by the condition, so we wanted to take some time to help spread awareness about this extremely rare syndrome.
Worldwide, there are only approximately 400,000 people diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome. It's a lifelong condition and although lots of research is being carried out, there currently is no cure.
PWS is a non-inherited condition that's linked to the deletion or incompleteness of genes on the 15th chromosomes. This leads to neurological changes which cause altered growth patterns and development with associated cognitive disability and obsessive eating patterns.
There are no known reasons for the genetic accident that causes this condition, but medical professionals are learning more and more about PWS everyday, and there is hope. Hope that, through increased knowledge, we can help all people with this condition to live a fuller life despite their limitations and boost the possibility of finding a cure.
To find out more and lend your support, you can head to: praderwilli.org.au 🌟
#pws #praderwillisyndromeawareness #praderwillisyndrome
Big dreams to big realities 💫 #LDDreamBig
This year's theme for National Reconciliation Week (27 May - 3 June) is 'In this Together'. Although it was announced last year, the theme couldn't be more relevant or important given what’s happening around the world right now 🌏
On our journey to reconciliation, every one of us has a role to play, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures.
Whether in a crisis or in reconciliation, we really are all #InThisTogether ❤️💛🖤
#NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020
The amazing @jancowen at our IWD breakfast back in March! 🙌 We’re dreaming of the day we can have all these amazing individuals in one room again (and host more breakfasts)! 💕 #IWD2020 #LDDreamBig
Running into the weekend like...☀️#LDDreamBig
