Hidden Heroes - Wiltshire's Young Carers Need Your Help

Throughout the lockdown, Youth Action Wiltshire have carried out welfare checks, delivered remote 1:1 support, and provided a wide range of opportunities for young carers to stay connected and engaged.

As the current restrictions recede, economic effects and social damage will mean that the need for our work with Wiltshire's young carers will be greater than ever. However the charity has an immediate shortfall in funding as a result of postponed fundraising events and loss of income from our wonderful Outdoor Education Centre at Oxenwood.

Please do consider donating via this website to help us reach and support all the young carers of our county. 

We are also asking you to recognise local Hidden Heroes by sharing your weekly clap for the NHS with the young carers supported by Youth Action Wiltshire.  Your claps and cheers will show over 870 young carers, aged from 5 to 18, that they are not forgotten within the community. 

Thank you and Best wishes

Piers Dibben

Message from our Patron

In these troubling times, I just wanted to keep in touch and let you know that I am thinking of you all. Along with many other organisations, you are bound to be experiencing disruption to your vital work. However, I know that your wonderful staff and volunteers will be doing everything they can to keep going in spite of these enormous challenges. Thank you with all my heart... 

With my very best wishes

Camilla 

HRH Duchess of Cornwall, Patron