Yucan shine is our new project inspired by our 'Young Carer Space' pilot programme funded by Westfield East Bank, Creative Futures Fund.

Yucan Shine is a 10-week well-being programme for children in primary schools in East London. Working collaboratively with our partners, we are facilitating engaging workshops that address and tackle issues young child carers face today, like managing difficult emotions, stress and isolation, whilst providing fun respite opportunities.

Participants will also learn child-friendly first aid, equipping them with confidence and potential in their self-initiative within their caring role.

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Introducing Yucan Thrive!

We've teamed up with amazing young carers in East London to co-create a brand-new project about well-being and respite support for teenagers and kids caring for loved ones. Yucan Thrive is all about giving these incredible young people the platform to express themselves and lead in change, despite the challenges they face every day.

Join us in making young carers visible in schools! #YucanThrive #SupportingYoungCarers #YCinSchools

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The London Legacy Development Corporation funds our brand new 2023 programme.

Our Young Carer Space project is to address the issues and lack of support for child young carers because they are the least supported, and lack the confidence in speaking up for themselves to grown-ups.

This project will include workshops on young carers’ rights, creative care planning, fun competitions and much more!

This project is funded by Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund, Westfield Stratford City and Foundation for Future London.

In 2022, we were awarded the ‘Ideas and Pioneers grant by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support us in our Yucan Young Carers Cultural Awareness research project.

This research project is an in-depth education on the social, cultural and economical disadvantages of young carers from minority ethnic groups within the UK.

This is a 12-month project that aims to assist us in addressing and breaking stigmas associated with being a young person balancing cultural expectations of having responsibilty.