Decision details
Delegated Grant Scheme for a Young Carer’s Group/ activities
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families (Historic)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Herefordshire Council will invite applications
for grant funding to support young carers groups across the
county.
The maximum budget allocated for 1st April 2019 and 31st March 2020
is £20,000; the provision is within the contracts budget for
this scheme.
Each individual grant amount will not exceed £5,000.
If successful, the grant scheme (at a maximum value of
£20,000) will be re-opened to fund activities between 1st
April 2020 and 31st March 2021.
All activities will be expected to support the early identification
of young carers. Activities may also for example provide:
• a place where they can meet other young people experiencing
the same things as them;
• an opportunity to talk to and share experiences, skills and
advice;
• the opportunity to learn new skills for themselves as well
as for the person they care for
• support for access to education and work the same as all
young people; and
• the chance to spend some time away from their caring duties
and have fun, preventing isolation.
As well as supporting identification of young carers/ providing
some time for positive activities and self-development, all
activities will help encourage and support potential young carers
to be assessed and registered by the Young Carers Support Service
(YCSS) in the Herefordshire Early Help Team so they can receive the
information, advice and support they are entitled to.
Contact: Chris Jones, Strategic business intelligence manager Email: chris.jones@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 261596.
Publication date: 31/01/2019
Date of decision: 31/01/2019
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