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Join DYC at the Youth Stop!

We’re really pleased to share with you that our Dudley Young Carers team have a regular session at the Youth Stop, a new youth centre which opened on 10th August at Merry Hill. The Youth Stop will off...

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Young Carer Awarded High Sheriff Award!

A huge “well done!” goes to young adult carer Logan Brigdale, from Stourbridge, on being awarded a High Sheriff of the West Midlands “Inspiring Others” Award. This is an annual event wh...

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We Love Careers Awards 2023

We are so proud of our Dudley Carers Wellbeing Service and the carers of all ages that they support who were winners or highly commended in multiple categories at the Carers Awards, hosted by We Love ...

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Celebrating Carers Week 2023!

This Carers Week (5th – 11th June) saw hundreds of unpaid carers from across Sandwell and the Black Country come together to take part in events and activities organised by Crossroads as a thank...

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Recognising and Supporting Carers

Thousands of unpaid family carers in the West Midlands could be missing out on vital payments and support as cost-of-living crisis bites This week (5 to 11 June) is Carers Week and Crossroads Caring f...

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Carers Week 2023

We will be supporting Carers Week (5 – 11 June 2023) again this year. Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges that unpaid carers face and recognise the...

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Making Time for Young Carers on Young Carers Action Day

To celebrate Young Carer’s Action Day (15.03.22), Dudley Young Carers (DYC) hosted a fantastic event at The Source youth centre in Kingswinford to showcase to young carers and their families fro...

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Carers Trust survey reveals devastating impact on young carers

New Carers Trust survey reveals devastating double whammy of cost-of-living crisis and increasing intensity of caring responsibilities on children and young adults   “I’d love to have k...

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Thank you Tipton Christmas Tree of Light Appeal!

Crossroads was very pleased to recently accept a kind donation of £600 from the Tipton Christmas Tree of Light Appeal, organised by the Tipton Civic Society. The appeal, which ran over the festive per...

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Census findings on unpaid care

Today the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published data from the 2021 census on unpaid care in England and Wales. Responding to the census data findings, Carers Trust’s CEO, Kirsty McHugh ...