Samantha

Hey all i'm Samantha i'm 17 and have been a young carer since I was 6 so i'm pretty much a vetran. I've always been involved in activities that i feel will help to benefit young carers as a whole. Recently i became involved in establishing YCR or Young Carers Revolution. The group allows young carers to raise any issues they have and give them a voice. This movement has been set up in the hope to make a difference to peoples understanding of what young carers are about.

My own goal as a founding member is to help demolish stereotypes and educate people into the real life situations of young carers. To acheive this we need to raise awareness and give people a better understanding about who we are and what we aim to do. But we can't do it without you. We recently proposed and idea to hold a conference about the aims and opinions of YCR this will help to make people aware of our movement. In the coming groups we hope to establish our logo and brand so if you have any ideas give me a shout!