Young Carer Crisis - What can we do?

At Blue Badgers we want to bring together unpaid carers to get them a better deal. There were  38,000 young carers in England in 2023 according to the Department for Education’s school census.

This hidden and diverse army of unpaid carers make a huge contribution to our Social Care and National Health services.

What can we do? There are no easy answers but greater visibility in schools is a great place to start. Blue Badgers young care members have access to a digital or printed card, helping schools and businesses to identify them and find ways to help - whether that’s extra support, a free coffee or just checking in.

Did you know badgers cannot retract their claws - you can see where they've been from their footprints. Lets create Blue Badgers footprints and help schools to find the young carers in their classrooms.

At Blue Badgers we want to bring together unpaid carers to get them a better deal. There were  38,000 young carers in England in 2023 according to the Department for Education’s school census.

This hidden and diverse army of unpaid carers make a huge contribution to our Social Care and National Health services.

What can we do? There are no easy answers but greater visibility in schools is a great place to start. Blue Badgers young care members have access to a digital or printed card, helping schools and businesses to identify them and find ways to help - whether that’s extra support, a free coffee or just checking in.

Did you know badgers cannot retract their claws - you can see where they've been from their footprints. Lets create Blue Badgers footprints and help schools to find the young carers in their classrooms.

At Blue Badgers we want to bring together unpaid carers to get them a better deal. There were  38,000 young carers in England in 2023 according to the Department for Education’s school census.

This hidden and diverse army of unpaid carers make a huge contribution to our Social Care and National Health services.

What can we do? There are no easy answers but greater visibility in schools is a great place to start. Blue Badgers young care members have access to a digital or printed card, helping schools and businesses to identify them and find ways to help - whether that’s extra support, a free coffee or just checking in.

Did you know badgers cannot retract their claws - you can see where they've been from their footprints. Lets create Blue Badgers footprints and help schools to find the young carers in their classrooms.