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A card to show someone cares
Wednesday 6 February 2013
It’s a grown-up job for some of our youngest people.
Being a young carer to a parent or relative is a role that is not chosen but is one that is accepted and valued by those who many of us would still class as children.
In their position as carer, their job is something that many more fortunate youngsters could not even comprehend, little alone do.
That’s why a new scheme was launched this week to make sure young carers enjoy more of the rights they deserve to continue with their vital role as well as live one of the most exciting and promising stages of their lives.
It all started a few years ago.
During the Young Carers Festival in 2010, carers were asked about the problems they faced in their role and what could be done about them.
Local councillor said Dean’s home care was a ‘shambles’
Local councillor carpeted after slamming own social work department over disabled son’s care services on Facebook
THOMAS COCHRANE, who is SNP councillor for Shotts, took to Facebook to vent his fury over home care services provided for his son Dean, who suffers from quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
A COUNCILLOR has been carpeted for branding his own social work department a joke on Facebook.
Thomas Cochrane went on the social networking site to vent his fury over home care services provided for his severely disabled son Dean.
The widower complained that North Lanarkshire social work officials failed to inform him that they had either cancelled or changed the times of home visits for 11-year-old Dean.
Thomas posted on Facebook: “Social work home care is an absolute joke.
Carers champion uses Facebook to help heroes
A NEW carers tsar
The city’s new ‘carers champion’, Norman Work
A NEW carers tsar is to use Facebook to reach thousands of unsung youngsters across Edinburgh who look after disabled or elderly relatives.
Councillor Norman Work, a former vice-convener for social care and housing, has become Scotland’s first “carers champion” – a post established as part of the council coalition agreement between Labour and the SNP.
One of his first steps will be to connect with the Capital’s hidden army of young carers via such social media platforms as Facebook, to make them aware of the vital support services aware to them.
He said: “We’re looking at being as accessible as possible.”
Cllr Work, whose role will see him engage with carers and act as their voice within City Chambers, recently held his first meeting with organisations representing the tens of thousands of people in the city who look after a friend or family member for free.
Following the meeting, he said he is particularly keen to engage with children who look after a parent or sibling but may not be receiving the help they are entitled to.
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