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YMCA - Vale Young Carers Project - Family support services

Last updated: 03/11/2025
Family support services This resource can use the Welsh language
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What we do

The Vale Young Carers project provides respite (break), 1-2-1 support and advocacy for young carers living in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Provides an opportunity to meet other young carers and to have some fun across The Vale of Glamorgan.

Young Carers are young people aged 7 to 18 who help care for a family member who lives with them. The family member could be experiencing difficulties with one or more of the following: disability, illness, mental health issues and drug and alcohol issues.

If you have any questions or need more information please contact us.

Who do we support

The Vale Young Carers project is for young carers aged 7-18 and families of young carers within the Vale of Glamorgan area.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Referral via the Vale Family Compass: 0808 281 6727 option 2 or familycompass@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

Service details for this family support services

Language: English medium setting

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs Yes
    Please contact to discuss your child(s) needs further.   We are able to provide support for any young carer even those with disabilities.
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

 Address

 You can send post here:

YMCA
The Walk
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 3AG

 You can visit us here:

YMCA
The Walk
Roath
Cardiff
Caerdydd
CF24 3AG

 Opening times

Office hours 9am - 5pm

 Accessibility

Where do we provide our service?

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.