We are a small team walking 700+ Miles in May to raise funds for a local charity called Kool Carers. Every day we will update you with photos and routes of what we have walked to reach our 700 mile target and maybe beyond. This is a non-profit organisation that solely relies on public funding to keep us going. please donate whatever you can to this fantastic cause.
About Kool Carers:
With so many adult responsibilities, young carers often miss out on opportunities that other children/young people have to play and learn. Many struggle educationally and are often bullied for being ‘different’. Many young carers become isolated, with no relief from the responsibilities of caring and the pressures at home; as a result many young carers will often loose their childhood. Young carers are often afraid to seek help because they fear being separated from their families and taken into Local Authority care, as a result many young carers are often overlooked by society and will often fall below the professional radar.
Kool Carers South East Ltd, provides a safe, professional and comfortable environment for young carers Age 8 – 18 years living within the Basildon Borough, to develop personal and social relationships, whilst developing their independent life-skills and building their resilience, all of which helps to to reduce isolation and enhance emotional wellbeing. Sessions are held within the Basildon Borough and are tailored to meet the needs and age group of young carers, irrespective of the areas in which they live; all young carers are welcome. The programmes that are facilitated within the sessions are developed and designed with young carers.
One of the key focuses of these interventions is to reduce the isolation that so many young carers experience, in order that every young carer has the opportunity to meet their full potential.
Thank you for your support
