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We are raising funds to provide help Kingston Carers Network organise a special event for young carers. Kingstonian FC and Kingstonian Supporters Club are delighted to be jointly sponsoring a young carers' party / conference organised by Kingston Carers Network. Our community partners' special event will be on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Chessington World of Adventures and is free for young carers who are registered with Kingston Carers Network.

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Young Carers are children who look after family members with an illness or condition. The Covid pandemic placed huge pressures on many people, but few more so than for young carers. These young people already had so much on their small shoulders. When lockdowns kicked in, help for their families ceased because of infection control procedures, which resulted in significant increases in their responsibilities. School closures increased their social isolation, and they had to cope with home learning on top of all of this. As society reopened, carers of all ages are still facing huge pressures with the health service and social care so stretched. This is being made much worse by the cost of living crisis. If anything, young carers need our help more than ever.