Helping Hands for Carers
Pictured outside the Knowsley Young Carers’ office in Kirkby: (l-r) Karen White, Young Carers Project Manager, Helen Sim, Senior Support Worker at Knowsley Carers Centre, and Debbie Eckersley, Susan Hassall and Ged Newport of the Young Carers Project
Continuing our regular look at support and facilities available to people with disabilities and their carers, this issue we feature two organisations in Knowsley who care for the carers:
- Knowsley
Young Carers Project
- Princess Royal Trust Knowsley Carers Centre
Carers, especially young carers, often go unnoticed in our society. The work they do in caring for a relative or friend often means that they have to give up their own jobs or ambitions. Young carers in particular suffer a great deal by putting their own lives “on hold”, often with little or no support.
Between them the Young Carers Project and the Knowsley Carers Centre provide a point of contact, support and advice for carers of all ages.