Find out what's been happening over the summer and what we're up to over the coming months Read more
Young Carer Activity Worker Sam Allport invited to royal garden party in honour of 22 years supporting children, young people and families in Gateshead. Read more
Enjoy the warmth, good company, tea/coffee and of course CAKE! Join us on the last Friday of Every Month! Read more
Friend and supporter Nicola Curtin recognised for her fantastic support for people in the North East, including young carers in Gateshead. Read more
Thanks to everyone who came along to April's Friday Hub! Read more
A big thank you to everyone who supported our Friday Hub today and helped us launch our new pop-up charity shop. Read more
This year we started an exciting new fundraising partnership with a unique supporter – Digging Northumberland. Read more
Meet Charlotte, newest member of the Young Carer Team thanks to a grant from the Triangle Trust 1949 Fund. Read more
A new grant from Carers Trust will help us to support male carers, LGBTQ+ carers, and carers for someone with an addiction. Read more
Young Carer Service launches it's Christmas Treats Appeal Read more
Grant from Hadrian Trust helps us to provide vital breaks for unpaid carers. Read more
Supporters weathered the Pennines, ran the Great North Run and tucked into cake! Read more
Trustees and senior staff get out of the office and look to the future Read more
Unpaid carers were the unsung heroes of the pandemic. As many support services shut down, most unpaid carers saw a huge increase in the care they needed to provide to a loved one Read more
Read about the extremes Paul Howlett and Chris Edis from the Youth Hostels Association are going to so that young carers can get a special break Read more
We are extremely pleased to share that our Young Carer Service has been awarded a grant to put on our own community Platinum Jubilee party Read more
16th March is Young Carers Action Day. On Saturday 19th March we'll be celebrating in a big way so get your walking shoes on! Read more
A huge thank you to our supporters for helping to make Christmas a bit more special. Read more
A massive thank you to Emily Mason of NTE Ltd for taking part in the Great North Run on our behalf Read more
Each year we try to find ways to support young carers as they make the transition from primary to secondary school. A simple but important part of this is providing a pack of useful stationary. Read more
As we start moving out of lockdown, we'd like to say a massive thankyou to Katie at FitMixx for helping our young carers to stay fit at home Read more
It's a most magical time of the year! Santa's little helpers, aka the Young Carer Service, have been busy sending Christmas packs to nearly 400 children and young people. Read more
Comedian Chris Ramsey entertained a slightly different crowd when he met some of our young carers for an online craft activity. Read more
Covid-19 has had a big impact on how we’ve been able to support young carers this year. We need your help to decide what to do next. We’re contacting our young carers and their families to find out what services they think we should try to deliver while we’re still restricted by Covid-19. Read more