Young Carers Northern Ireland

13/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to all our Young Carers receiving their A-Level results today! 🎓
Balancing education alongside caring responsibilities takes incredible dedication, resilience, and hard work. Today, we celebrate everything you have achieved and the effort it has taken to get here.
Whether you're heading to university, starting a new job, pursuing an apprenticeship, or still deciding on your next steps, we are so proud of you.
Take time to celebrate your success. You've earned it! ✨

12/08/2026

You can't beat a wee day at Pickie! Pitch & Putt, some ice cream and of course the Swans! We all had a great time and look forward to returning next summer!!! 😁

30/07/2026

Huge photo dump folks! What a wonderful day we all had at Streamvale Farm! We could have stayed for hours longer! Chicks, bunnies, ponies, cows, rats, peacocks and MORE! The highlight had to be the little puppies though...I think we all fell in love! 🐥🦆🐔🐷🐴🐇 A summer fun day for sure!

28/07/2026

🌟 Today our Young Carers had an out of this world adventure at Armagh Planetarium! 🚀

We took part in a fantastic rocket workshop, launched our own rockets, explored the exhibition centre, and enjoyed an incredible space show in the dome. It was a fun-filled day packed with learning, discovery, and lots of excitement!

A huge thank you to the team at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium to for such a warm welcome and for providing an unforgettable experience for our young carers. 💫🪐

09/07/2026

School's out and our young carers were enjoying a fabulous day at THE DREAM SPACE where they took part in all things creative and tech! Everyone worked so well as a team and some of our newest service users had a blast meeting other young people! Thank you to all the staff at W5 and the Dream Space for making us feel so welcome! We'll see you next year for sure! 😄 W5

30/06/2026

Last week our young carers had a fantastic trip to C&J’s Animal Park! 🦎🐍
There were lots of smiles as everyone got the chance to meet, hold and learn about some amazing animals up close.
A brilliant trip out full of new experiences, confidence building and fun for all involved 💚
Thank you to the team at C & J's Animal Park for making us feel so welcome!

23/06/2026

We gathered as a team at Royal Hillsborough Castle last week to catch up with each other and plan for our summer activities. It was lovely to take the time out and recharge. We are looking forward to seeing as many children as possible over the summer months ☀️

18/06/2026

17/06/2026

What a wonderful training session we had at Stranmillis University College last month. It was another successful day raising awareness of the role of young carers 👏👏

05/05/2026

Welcoming our new staff Nicole and Sarah! They slid into our Southern snow tubing activity with a lot of laughs last week! Nicole and Sarah are our brand new and sparkly family support practitioners ready to meet all our fantastic young carers in the Southern Trust! Snow tubing is always a great activity and we are looking forward to coming again! P.S. Don't miss the video at the end! ❄️