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Project - Young Carers Project


 

Address of Organisation:
12 Toward Road
Sunderland
SR1 2QF

Telephone No: 0191 5673232
Fax No: 0191 5678536

Email Address:

youngcarers@sunderlandcarers.co.uk
sue@sunderlandcarers.co.uk

Website Address:

http://www.sunderlandcarers.co.uk/

Name of Manager :
Ailsa Martin

Name of workers responsible for work with Young People:
Sue Callaghan
Dave Willcock
Claire Alderson

Status of Organisation:

Company limited by guarantee No. 5842011
Registered Charity No. 1118502

Year organisation was established:

1994

Areas of Sunderland  you work in:

Citywide

No. F/T employees

14

No. P/T employees

6 (Please note there are 6 workers involved in the delivery of youth provision including volunteers)

No. Volunteers

 
Annual Turnover not provided

Funding  sources:

  • Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust
  • Trusts & Charities
  • City of Sunderland

Key partners:

  • Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust
  • Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum
  • Sunderland Youth Development Group
  • Schools
  • Social Services
  • Childrens Services

Mechanisms for Quality Assurance:

Youth Development Group QA Framework

Involvement in  local / city networks:

  • Sunderland Voluntary Sector Youth Forum
  • Sunderland Community Network
  • City of Sunderland Strategy Groups
  • STPCT Strategy/Steering Groups

Nature of work with Young People

Age range of young people  engaged:

4 - 25 years

Specific target groups:

All young carers living in the City of Sunderland.

Project venues / locations:

Toward Road (main office base)
Outreach youth groups meet in a variety of venues in different areas of the City

Average no. of young people using the project/week:

317

Core work programme: 

  • Activity programmes
  • Groupwork
  • School holiday provision
  • Training
  • Advocacy
  • Information,support & guidance
  • Individual support

Accredited outcomes offered:

  • First Aid Certificate
  • Youth Development Award
  • Keyfund
  • Certificated opportunities in a range of different activities i.e. horsemanship, karting etc.

 

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