Young Carers Northern Ireland

Young Carers Northern Ireland There are many young people in Northern Ireland who care for someone else, it's important that you get the help and support that you need. Who is a Young Carer?

There are many young people in Northern Ireland who care for someone else. A Young Carer is anyone aged between 8 and 18 who have a significant caring role. This could be looking after a brother or sister with Autism, looking after your mother who has a physical disability or looking after someone with mental health or addiction problems. Whatever the situation Action For Children are here to help

. What we do:

The service offers Young Carers a break from their caring role. This is in the form of large group activities e.g. rock-climbing, arts and crafts and an annual residential. Small group activities and workshops focusing on being a young carer, issues affecting young people such as sexual health, young men and women groups. Information About Illness

Peer Support Groups

Personal Development Programmes. Advocacy, Advice And Signposting. A Voice

A safe Environment.

We gathered as a team at Royal Hillsborough Castle last week to catch up with each other and plan for our summer activit...
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
What a wonderful training session we had at Stranmillis University College last month. It was another successful day rai...
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 👏👏

🎳A big thanks to Dundonald Ice Bowl and the Yeti Café for a wonderful night of bowling and tasty food! Everyone had so m...
21/05/2026

🎳A big thanks to Dundonald Ice Bowl and the Yeti Café for a wonderful night of bowling and tasty food! Everyone had so much fun...bowling is always a big hit with our young carers! 🎳

Welcoming our new staff Nicole and Sarah! They slid into our Southern snow tubing activity with a lot of laughs last wee...
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! ❄️

What a fabulous night of lazer tag and delicious food at AIRTASTIC Bangor! The event was sponsored by Ards and North Dow...
23/04/2026

What a fabulous night of lazer tag and delicious food at AIRTASTIC Bangor! The event was sponsored by Ards and North Down Borough Council and we had the pleasure of The Deputy Mayor Victoria Moore joining us to chat to all our wonderful young carers! 😀 Plenty of laughs and fun had by all!!

We had a great afternoon watching HOPPERS at the cinema this afternoon! A laugh out loud show with some lovely messages ...
09/04/2026

We had a great afternoon watching HOPPERS at the cinema this afternoon! A laugh out loud show with some lovely messages woven in... The perfect way to spend a rainy Thursday when you're off school! 🙂

02/04/2026

Happy Easter to all our Young Carers and their families. Wishing you all a great time ❤️

Cathy was in Belfast castle earlier this week highlighting the amazing support our young carers give to their families. ...
27/03/2026

Cathy was in Belfast castle earlier this week highlighting the amazing support our young carers give to their families. A lot of attendees were really interested in our service and it's always positive when we can share the role of young carers in NI 🤗

Address

Heron Road
Belfast
BT39LE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+442890460500

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