Paul Goggins Visits Trafford Young Carers - 31/08/2010 |
 Local MP Paul Goggins has visited the Trafford Young Carers centre in Sale to meet staff and participants in the project and to discuss the group’s current work and future plans.
Trafford Young Carers is a project run by Action for Children and funded by the local authority. It provides personal support for young people who have responsibility for the care of a family member, offering long-term support and respite opportunities. The project recently organised an outward-bound course and provides regular art classes and social activities.
Paul met two young carers who both help to look after a parent. They told him that the staff at Trafford Young Carers understand their need for support and the chance to do the things other young people do. They provide a listening ear which means they are not left isolated.
Paul Goggins MP said: “Listening first-hand to the two young carers really brought home to me their own heroic efforts and the valuable help and support that Trafford Young Carers offers to young people who are looking after other members of their family”.
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