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Giving families in Pembrokeshire the right support at the right time

Family life is full of rewards but can also be a real balancing act.

To make it easier for families to get the help they need there is now one single point of contact in Pembrokeshire: the Pembrokeshire Families’ Support Network.

The contact number is 01437 770023 (Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm).

The Pembrokeshire Families' Support Network launched in the spring this year. It includes services from:

Family Support Team (Team Around the Family and Flying Start)

Action for Children

Springboard

NHS Health Visitors

Inclusion Support

PAVS (Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services) Community Connector

Youth Services

“Many parents and carers have lots of plates that they need to keep spinning, and the reality is that we can all do with a helping hand from time to time,” said Leonie Rayner from the support network.

“By having a single point of access we hope to make it easier and quicker than ever for local families to connect with our parenting support services whenever help is needed.”

Cllr Guy Woodham, Cabinet Member for Education and Welsh Language, said the provision of a single point of contact would make the parenting support service more streamlined, and provide clarity for both families and professionals.

“The single point of contact will ensure parents and carers are referred quickly to the most appropriate service to support their needs,” he said.

“Sometimes family life can change quickly and unexpectedly, and so by now having one point of access for our collective parenting support teams, families are able to simply pick up the phone to hopefully be connected to the right help for them in any time of need.”

For more info, please see the Pembrokeshire Families Support Network website or watch their video (opens in a new tab).

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Giving families in Pembrokeshire the right support at the right time

Family life is full of rewards but can also be a real balancing act.

To make it easier for families to get the help they need there is now one single point of contact in Pembrokeshire: the Pembrokeshire Families’ Support Network.

The contact number is 01437 770023 (Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm).

The Pembrokeshire Families' Support Network launched in the spring this year. It includes services from:

Family Support Team (Team Around the Family and Flying Start)

Action for Children

Springboard

NHS Health Visitors

Inclusion Support

PAVS (Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services) Community Connector

Youth Services

“Many parents and carers have lots of plates that they need to keep spinning, and the reality is that we can all do with a helping hand from time to time,” said Leonie Rayner from the support network.

“By having a single point of access we hope to make it easier and quicker than ever for local families to connect with our parenting support services whenever help is needed.”

Cllr Guy Woodham, Cabinet Member for Education and Welsh Language, said the provision of a single point of contact would make the parenting support service more streamlined, and provide clarity for both families and professionals.

“The single point of contact will ensure parents and carers are referred quickly to the most appropriate service to support their needs,” he said.

“Sometimes family life can change quickly and unexpectedly, and so by now having one point of access for our collective parenting support teams, families are able to simply pick up the phone to hopefully be connected to the right help for them in any time of need.”

For more info, please see the Pembrokeshire Families Support Network website or watch their video (opens in a new tab).

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Welcome to the Inclusion Service

Here you will find information for families who have children/young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). The overall aim of the Inclusion Service is to promote achievement and wellbeing for all, and to ensure that all learners in Pembrokeshire are supported to reach their full potential.

This means making sure that all children and young people have equal access to opportunities and services; all children and young people are offered a high-quality education which is broad, balanced and relevant to meeting their individual needs; and that children young people and their families are at the heart of the process.

This website is divided into four main sections: Provision and Support, Parent partnership, TAPPAS, and ALN Transformation
Eliza's Story
Who's Who - Inclusion Service & Additional Learning Needs
Early help and specialist support
Parent Partnership Team
Educational Psychology Sensory Impairment, Complex Physical/Medical and EAL Elective home education Behaviour support services School Counselling Team Looked after children

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Here you will find information for families who have children/young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). The overall aim of the Inclusion Service is to promote achievement and wellbeing for all, and to ensure that all learners in Pembrokeshire are supported to reach their full potential.

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Pembrokeshire - Cymorth Teulu ASD - Sir Benfro

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ASD Family Help has a new area, and project, called "Autism Support (start-up) Pembrokeshire" supporting the community thanks to National Lottery funding.

ASD Family Help in Pembroke, Tenby, Milford Haven, Haverfordwest & Saundersfoot, are helping their community during this challenging time thanks to National Lottery players by providing a variety of Autism related training courses, and peer support, to families/carers who have a young autistic person, and additional advice and information sharing through our new Pembrokeshire Facebook page, and thereby helping people navigate through the complex issues, and information specific to their families.

To stay up to date with our training and workshops (which will likely be remotely over zoom at this time), please visit our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ASDFamilyPembs

Melissa is the Project Lead in Pembrokeshire

Mae gan Cymorth Teulu ASD ardal newydd, a phrosiect, o'r enw "Autism Support (start-up) Sir Benfro" sy'n cefnogi'r gymuned diolch i arian y Loteri Genedlaethol.

Cymorth Teulu ASD ym Mhenfro, Dinbych-y-pysgod, Aberdaugleddau, Gorllewin Hwlffordd & Mae Saundersfoot, yn helpu eu cymuned yn ystod yr amser heriol hwn diolch i chwaraewyr y Loteri Genedlaethol trwy ddarparu amrywiaeth o gyrsiau hyfforddi cysylltiedig ag Awtistiaeth, a chefnogaeth cymheiriaid, i deuluoedd / gofalwyr sydd â pherson awtistig ifanc, a chyngor a rhannu gwybodaeth ychwanegol trwy ein Sir Benfro newydd. Tudalen Facebook, a thrwy hynny helpu pobl i lywio trwy'r materion cymhleth, a gwybodaeth sy'n benodol i'w teuluoedd.

I gael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ein hyfforddiant a'n gweithdai (a fydd yn debygol o fod o bell dros chwyddo ar yr adeg hon), ewch i'n tudalen Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ASDFamilyPembs

A message from Melissa: "This is so exciting! To be able to reach out to the parents / carers of children pre / post an autism diagnosis and run a range of supportive parent autism workshops, which will enable families to come together, feel they are not alone, as well as empowering them with the skills and knowledge on understanding and helping their children. I can't wait to get started and as everything starts to reopen, run these workshops face to face and hopefully start to bring some acknowledgment and awareness around autism. Our goal is for our young autistic people to grow into happy independent adults who feel safe and be part of the local community."

Neges gan Melissa: "Mae hyn mor gyffrous! Gallu estyn allan at rieni / gofalwyr plant cyn / ar ôl cael diagnosis awtistiaeth a chynnal ystod o weithdai awtistiaeth rhieni cefnogol, a fydd yn galluogi teuluoedd i ddod at ei gilydd, yn teimlo nad ydyn nhw ar eu pennau eu hunain, yn ogystal â'u grymuso gyda'r sgiliau a gwybodaeth ar ddeall a helpu eu plant. Ni allaf aros i ddechrau ac wrth i bopeth ddechrau ailagor, rhedeg y gweithdai hyn wyneb yn wyneb a gobeithio dod â rhywfaint o gydnabyddiaeth ac ymwybyddiaeth ynghylch awtistiaeth. Ein nod yw i'n pobl awtistig ifanc dyfu i fod yn oedolion annibynnol hapus sy'n teimlo'n ddiogel ac yn rhan o'r gymuned leol. "

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Pembrokeshire - Cymorth Teulu ASD - Sir Benfro

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ASD Family Help has a new area, and project, called "Autism Support (start-up) Pembrokeshire" supporting the community thanks to National Lottery funding.

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Struggling with an eating disorder? Caring for someone who is? Beat is here to support you.

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Covid made a tough job even tougher | Young carer on the challenges of caring during the pandemic

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Pembrokeshire launch of first Young Carers’ ID card

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

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The launch coincides with Children's Mental Health Week, taking place between 7 - 13 February.

The refreshed young person's mental health tool kit is available via the educational website Hwb, the National Digital Learning Platform. The toolkit features links to a range of external websites, apps and helplines that are designed to support young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

The toolkit was first launched in 2020 and provides a single point of access to well-known organisations that support young people. The resources have been selected with the needs of all young people in mind and cover the following topics:

Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle said:

It's Children's Mental Health week and a good opportunity to highlight the importance of children and young people's mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The past two years have been extremely challenging but we recognise that most young people who need help won't require specialist mental health services. For them we must ensure that different levels of support are available, when and where they need it. I'm pleased that we are able to provide young people in Wales' with advice and support through Hwb.

It's essential that young people and their families can access advice that reflects their needs. This self-help resource will do that and will provide tailored age-appropriate information. I would encourage families, schools, and groups to make young people aware of this key resource available to them.

Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, said:

The emotional mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is an absolute priority for me, and our 'whole school' approach ensures this is central to the way schools work and touch on all the different aspects of school life.

Getting the right support at the right time, in many cases, can prevent longer-term adverse effects. Hwb is a familiar learning platform for young people in Wales, so the toolkit will be easily accessible for young people as and when they need it.

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New look online support launched providing mental health support for young people

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The launch coincides with Children's Mental Health Week, taking place between 7 - 13 February. The refreshed young person's mental health tool kit is available via the educational website Hwb, the National Digital Learning Platform. The toolkit features links to a range of external websites, apps and helplines that are designed to support young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

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Short film devised by a group of Young Carers from Ceredigion. A collaboration between Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch, Action for Children & Ceredigion's Youth Service and Carers and Community Support Team.

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Mental Health Support for 11-18 year olds :) | Mind Pembrokeshire, leading the fight for mental health

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No need to book an appointment, just pop by after school!

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The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a wonderful place that should be accessible to all and can provide great opportunities for young people to develop skills and learn more about nature. This is really important as young people continue to face the challenges of Climate Change, biodiversity loss, rurality and now recovering from Covid-19.

Whose Park? Our Park!

This page has been put together by the National Park's Youth Committee and Youth Rangers, uniting under the name National Park Next Generation.

We want to show you the different ways young people are making a difference to the National Park and its future and encourage you join us!

Whether you want to help with hands-on tasks, tackle local and global issues by talking to those in charge or even a bit of both, you can help us change the National Park for the better.

Why get involved?

Mental health is also a major challenge facing the youth of today, and being involved in a project like National Park Next Generation can help young people on the Five Ways to Wellbeing:

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Our Rangers run practical conservation sessions for young people completing a Duke of Edinburgh's Award. To find out when and where these sessions are, please contact Dave Sommerville at Pembrokeshire County Council by emailing david.sommerville@pembrokeshire.gov.uk or calling 01437 775235 or 07970 758977.

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National Park Next Generation - Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a wonderful place that should be accessible to all and can provide great opportunities for young people to develop skills and learn more about nature. This is really important as young people continue to face the challenges of Climate Change, biodiversity loss, rurality and now recovering from Covid-19.

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The NSPCC is the UK’s leading children’s charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover. Help us be here for children. Please donate now.

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Who is Sidekick for?

Sidekick is a helpline for young carers aged 13 to 18 - and up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

A young carer is someone who looks after a person struggling with an illness, a disability, a mental health issue or a drug/alcohol problem. It could be a parent, grandparent, sibling or family friend.

It's okay to get in touch if you're not sure if you're a young carer. We're here to help.

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Sidekick is a confidential helpline for young carers aged 13 to 18 - and up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). You can message us any time, about anything that's bothering you as a young carer.

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The scheme will be open to households where an applicant, or their partner is in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits at any time between 1September 2022 and 31 January 2023:

Income Support

Income Based Job Seekers Allowance

Employment and Support Allowance

Universal Credit

Working Tax Credits

Child Tax Credits

Pension Credit

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Disability Living Allowance (DLA)

Attendance Allowance

Carers Allowance

Contributory Benefits

Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS)

Armed Forces Independence Payment

Constant Attendance Allowance

War Pension Mobility Supplement

Receipt of Carers Allowance includes those people who are being paid Carers Allowance and people who have claimed Carers Allowance but due to the overlapping benefit rules do not receive it as a cash benefit, for example they have an underlying entitlement to Carers Allowance.

If a householder, or their partner who is liable for the fuel costs does not receive any of the qualifying benefits, the householder may be eligible for a payment if they have a qualifying person living with them.

A qualifying person must meet all of the following:

occupy the householder's home as their primary residence

are a dependent child or another adult living with the householder, or their partner

they receive 1 of the following benefits:

Attendance Allowance

Disability Living Allowance

Personal Independence Payment

Armed Forces Independence Payment

Constant Attendance Allowance

War Pension Mobility Supplement

Applicants must also be responsible for paying the energy bills for the property.

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The scheme will be open to households where an applicant, or their partner is in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits at any time between 1September 2022 and 31 January 2023: Income Support Income Based Job Seekers Allowance Employment and Support Allowance Universal Credit Working Tax Credits Child Tax

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Information for Pembrokeshire residents on benefits, support and grants available including Housing Benefit, free school meals and Community Chest Grants.

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Many families will be worried about the rising cost of living, especially while preparing for the new school term. There is support available for learners and their families in Wales who may be struggling to afford school costs such as uniform and transport, as well as some free schemes to help your child with their learning.

Here are eight education subsidies and schemes that you could qualify for.

Support with school day costs

Learners who are currently eligible for free school meals can apply for a grant towards school uniform, sports kit and equipment. The grant this year is for £225 per learner, or £300 for those going into year 7 to recognise the increased costs associated with starting secondary school. For this year only, the grants are an extra £100.

All looked after children qualify for the grant, whether they receive free school meals or not.

The 2022 to 2023 scheme is now open, and all school years from reception to year 11 are now eligible for the grant. Parents and guardians should contact their local authority to check their eligibility and apply.

Education Maintenance Allowance

16 to 18-year-olds who want to continue in education could be eligible for Education Maintenance Allowance. This is a weekly payment of £30 to help with the costs of further education such as transport or meals.

Payments are made every fortnight, as long as you meet your school or college's attendance, performance and behaviour requirements, and can be for academic or vocational courses.

Student Finance Wales has more information on the EMA and how to apply.

Help with transport costs

If you are studying further education either at your local school or college, you may be able to get help with transport costs.

Those who may be eligible include:

over 16s studying at your local school and travelling over a set distance to get there

16 to 19-year-olds who are studying full-time at a further education college

19 or overs, or those studying part-time

Your local authority or college will have more information and guidance on how to apply for support.

Free school meals

Free school meals are available to eligible pupils who attend school full-time. This includes full time school-based nursery pupils, right through to school-based sixth form pupils.

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you receive certain benefits such as Universal Credit, Income Support, Child Tax Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance.

You need to apply for free school meals, so it's important to check if you might be eligible. You can do this on your local authority's website.

Applications are made through your local authority, and most will have an easy, online application process. You can contact your school for more information.

From September, free school meals will start to be rolled out for all Reception pupils. As part of the Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru, all primary school pupils will receive a free school meal by 2024.

Your child may be entitled to receive a free breakfast in primary school, if the school they go to is maintained by the local authority and if it provides free breakfasts. You need to ask the school for free breakfasts for your child to receive them.

Free books

As part of the Schools Love Reading scheme, every pupil in Wales who is aged 3-16 and in state school will receive a book of their own to keep.

Primary schools will be given a selection of carefully selected books to distribute to pupils, while secondary school pupils will receive a book token to exchange for a book of their choice.

The scheme is run by the Books Council of Wales and supported by the Welsh Government, with more information available from your local school.

Free Welsh lessons

From September, a new e-learning resource will be piloted for 16 to 18-year-olds who attend school, college or an apprenticeship scheme, to improve their oral Welsh skills.

It's part of the plans in the Welsh Government's Co-Operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru to give 16-25 year olds, as well as all teaching staff, access to free Welsh lessons with the National Centre for Learning Welsh.

The resource will be provided by Say Something in Welsh and the National Centre for Learning Welsh, and will complement a wider package of training for 16 to 18 year olds, whether they are in education or not.

Those who will be eligible to access the resource can get more information from their school, college, or apprenticeship scheme provider.

Free Office 365 licences

Hwb is a website with lots of free apps and software which help pupils learn. All teachers and learners have a Hwb account which gives them access to educational resources and digital tools.

One of the features of Hwb accounts is an automatic, free Microsoft Office 365 licence, allowing pupils to access and install the latest Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Minecraft: Education Edition.

The licence can be used for free across up to 15 home devices including tablets and smartphones as well as desktop computers and laptops.

Financial Contingency Fund

The Financial Contingency Fund supports eligible learners in further education institutions or the Open University, who are facing financial difficulties or whose access to further education might be limited by financial considerations. Each institution will determine the eligibility of learners and the support they can provide.

This support can include:

Those who would like to apply for support can get more information from their college, or the Open University.

a grant or a loan

tuition fees and course-related costs including, but not limited to:

awarding body examination and registration fees

equipment or materials essential for the learner to participate in the course

childcare costs

travel costs

books

costs relating to attending field trips

costs arising from disabilities

Those who would like to apply for support can get more information from their college, or the Open University.

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Financial support available for learners and their families

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Many families will be worried about the rising cost of living, especially while preparing for the new school term. There is support available for learners and their families in Wales who may be struggling to afford school costs such as uniform and transport, as well as some free schemes to help your child with their learning.

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Schools have an important role to play in the lives of young carers, by supporting them and helping remove the barriers to educational and social attainment as well as assuring their wellbeing.

Schools can do this by providing young carers with a trusted environment where they access support when needed, feel safe to voice any issues or concerns they have, socialise and connect with peers, and have fun.

Below are some facts and figures that clearly demonstrate the importance and value of young carers being properly supported in our schools and colleges, ensuring that young carers are not unfairly disadvantaged by their caring role on their learning journey.

Young carers in schools- related research

As many as 1 in 5 young people across the UK are Young Carers, therefore you would find on average 6 Young Carers in every school classroom.

For young carers, on average 48 school days are missed or cut short EVERY YEAR because of their caring role.

27% of young carers say that they struggle to balance caring with school or college work (Carers Trust, 2022).

52% said they do ‘not often’ or ‘never’ get help from school or college to balance their work (Carers Trust, 2022).

34% of young carers say their school or college ‘always’ or ‘usually’ understand about them being a young carer – this means around two-thirds of young carers are spending their days in environments where they don’t feel fully understood (Carers Trust, 2022).

40% said they ‘never’ or do ‘not often’ have someone at school to talk to about being a young carer or young adult carer (Carers Trust, 2022).

Young Carer Champion

In Pembrokeshire all schools have been encouraged to appoint a Young Carer Champion. This person is a member of staff who will be the ‘go to’ or first point of contact for young carers within a school setting. The Young Carer Champion is someone young carers can to talk to about worries and concerns, as well as a vital link for signposting to additional young carers service.

A Young Carers Champion will be able to make sure the school setting knows about and understands the young carer's situation, and where appropriate put additional support strategies in place. This can be as simple as allowing a young person to leave ten minutes early to enable them to collect younger siblings from school, or allowing a young carer to use the school phone to ring home and check on a family member they care for and are concerned about.

The Champions will represent/advocate for the young carer to ensure they are supported by school staff, whilst also raising awareness and understanding across staff teams of the role of young carers and how we can discretely adapt our interactions to positively impact this cohort of young people.

Young Carer Support Groups in Schools

Many of our local secondary schools run additional groups and activities for young carers, offering an extra strand of support as well as the opportunity for young carers to connect with peers. Contact your child’s school for more information and details on any young carer support groups or activities they offer.

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Pembrokeshire Carers Information & Support Service

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Action for Children excels in delivering services to young carers and currently delivers 32 Young Carers Project across the UK, 10 of which are in Wales. All of these projects follow a similar model delivering a mix of:

advice and information

individual support for young carers on a one-to-one basis (and for parents if required)

needs assessment of young carers and their family

opportunities for young people to meet other young carers

opportunities for young people to join in planned groups and activities

signposting to other services if necessary, for young carers and/or parents

advocacy work

occasional family outings

outings for young carers

help for young carers to access adult services on turning 18

awareness raising

work with schools

multi-agency working

Pembrokeshire Young Carers Charter:

In partnership with 'Investors in Carers' Pembrokeshire Young Carers Project has created a Charter. The aim of this charter is to ensure that all Young Carers receive an acceptable level of support and engagement from professionals, services and organisations. Please look out for the Charter in Doctors Surgeries, Schools and Youth Clubs and if you know of anyone that would like to sign up to it please call 01437 761 330 and ask to speak with Charlotte Phillips Service Coordinator.

Many children and young people are involved in caring for parents, siblings or other relatives who have an illness, disability, mental health condition, substance misuse or other need for care or supervision. These are called young carers and very often will carry out on a regular basis, significant or substantial caring tasks and assume a level of responsibility that would usually be associated with an adult. This can affect a young person's education, friendship and own health as well as often resulting in isolation, lower self-esteem, aspirations and ambitions.

There are 175,000 young carers in the UK, 13,000 of which care for over 50 hours a week. There are 11,000 known young carers in Wales.

Any child or young person can self-refer or a parent, teacher, social worker, GP or other practitioner can complete a referral form. Once a referral has been received a member of staff will be in contact to discuss the next steps with you.

Referrers please note that all referral forms must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Support and focus groups run during term time and Young Carers are allocated to a group on age, where they live and interests. Please remember we have a waiting list for groups so please always let your project worker know if you cannot attend. We have 6 groups throughout the county and each group runs fortnightly.

Young Adult Carers 15+

Sessions/events run every month with activities tailored to meet group and individual need during holidays. Events and sessions are a mixture of information, drop in, 1:1 and fun activities.

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Although the idea of the ID Card is to make it easier for Young Carers to be identified in Schools, Pharmacies and Health settings here, in Pembrokeshire, local businesses have been reaching out to offer support in the form of discounts and free items.

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Many children and young people do not see themselves as young carers because they think what they do is 'normal'. Many don't realise that there is help and support for them out there. Your caring role may involve helping around the house. You may also:
Look after a family member
Help look after you brother/sister
Clean
Do shopping
Cook
Do laundry
Help someone dress
Give medication
Go to hospital visits
Pay Bills
Complete paperwork
Or Just be there for someone to talk to.

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The YCID, or Young Carers ID card, is a simple card to help professionals including doctors, teachers and pharmacists to recognise them and support them appropriately.

Pembrokeshire County Council and Action for Children are proud to welcome the Pembrokeshire Young Carers ID Card, part of a national scheme to ensure that young carers get the recognition they deserve and the support that they need.

The national Young Carer I.D. Card, funded by Welsh Government, is also being simultaneously launched across Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. This will facilitate a coordinated regional approach in supporting young carers, making it easier for them to access the help they need, when it is needed.

https://afcwestwales.co.uk/idcard/

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What is the Young Carers ID card (YCID)?

The YCID, or Young Carers ID card, is a simple card to help professionals including doctors, teachers and pharmacists to recognise them and support them appropriately.

Pembrokeshire County Council and Action for Children are proud to welcome the Pembrokeshire Young Carers ID Card, part of a national scheme to ensure that young carers get the recognition they deserve and the support that they need.

The national Young Carer I.D. Card, funded by Welsh Government, is also being simultaneously launched across Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. This will facilitate a coordinated regional approach in supporting young carers, making it easier for them to access the help they need, when it is needed.

It is estimated that here in Wales we have over 30’000 young carers, which equates to one in every twelve young people across the Country. A young carer is someone that cares for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without their support.  In Pembrokeshire, Young Carer I.D. cards will be issued by Action for Children to young people up to the age of 18 who have an unpaid caring role.

The new I.D. card will give young carers a quick way to inform professionals such as teachers, pharmacists and GPs, that they have a caring responsibility. The Young Carer .I.D card therefore offers a discreet but effective way for young carers to identify themselves without having to publically share details about their caring role.

The Young Carer I.D. card will also hold additional benefits, including fantastic offers from local venues such as Scolton Manor who are currently offering a free annual car parking pass to Young Carer I.D. card holders, as well as a free hot drink from their café. Young Carers who hold a valid I.D. card can also access a six month free membership at their local leisure centre via the Passport to Leisure scheme.

FAQs about the YCID https://carers.org/downloads/wales-pdfs/faq-ycid-english.pdf

Applying for a Young Carer Card

Before applying for a Young Carer Card, please read the terms and conditions and information below.

Terms and conditions

The Young Carer Card is provided to unpaid Carers age 18 and under who live in Pembrokeshire.

Pembrokeshire County Council/ Action for Children may occasionally ask the Young Carer or parent/ guardian to provide information or evidence of the Young Carer’s caring role, such as a letter from a doctor, school or other appropriate supporting evidence.

The Young Carer Card is valid for 2 years from the date of issue. It is the parent/ guardian’s or Young Carer’s responsibility to apply to renew the card.

Use of the card is subject to these terms and conditions.

If a Young Carer’s caring role has ended, the parent/ guardian or Young Carer must notify Pembrokeshire County council/Action for Children of the change. The Young Carer may carry on using the card for a further 3 months then the card must be returned to Pembrokeshire County council/Action for Children

Young Carer Cards are issued with photographic identification and an expiry date. The Young Carer Card is used for identification purposes and should only be used by the card holder in conjunction with any discount or service offered.

Pembrokeshire County council/Action for Children reserve the right to change the appearance and conditions of the Young Carer Card or withdraw the Young Carer Card scheme at any time.

If the Young Carer Card is lost or misplaced, please contact Pembrokeshire County council/Action for Children and a replacement card can be issued. There may be a small charge for issuing replacement cards.

Pembrokeshire County council/Action for Children reserve the right to change the terms and conditions of this agreement at any time. If we do so, we will notify you in writing at least 30 days before making any such changes, providing details of the changes made.

Card Options

You can choose the background image on the card from the 6 set images below or you can send your own background image to be used on the card. Please note your choice in the form below.

Providing your own image (Guidelines)

You will need to send us your own image for your identity card, please provide a good quality photo (head & shoulders) of yourself to be used on the card. The picture can be taken on a phone or other device.

You can email a photo to: vikki.booth@actionforchildren.org.uk or post to: Pembrokeshire Young Carers service, Penfynnon, Hawthorn Rise, Haverfordwest, SA61 2AX

If posting a photo, please write your name and date of birth on the back of the photo.

The photo should:

be a recent colour photo

be of you alone (no other people or pets)

be taken against a pale background

show you facing forwards with your head and shoulders in the photograph show your full face

show you in the centre of the photograph

if you wear glasses, show your eyes clearly and avoid glare on the lenses

Please be aware of the following restrictions:

do not wear a hat or head cover unless for medical or religious reasons

do not do not submit a photo with red eye

do not submit a photo where you are in the distance or there are other people visible

do not submit inappropriate or obscene images

do not submit a photo in which you have edited to altered your appearance or which has had a filter applied to it

do not submit an image of someone else or copyright protected images

Please use the form below to apply for a Young Carers ID card. Once you have completed the form you will need to send a passport style photo (head and shoulders) and an address to send the card to to vikki.booth@actionforchildren.org.uk this will complete your application.

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