A new Veterans Contact Point Centre in Nuneaton was officially opened on 9th October, by The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC. Read more
We are delighted that YSS has been chosen by three local runners who recently completed the Worcester Half Marathon and 10k, raising £142. Read more
Key workers at YSS are today undertaking training in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practices, which will lead to a Diploma in NLP. Read more
A report into the social return on investment (SROI) of YSS Arc and Divert services has found that the services give a Social Return on Investment of £6.11 for every £1 spent. Read more
Over 100 delegates attended Worcestershire Young Carers’ annual conference yesterday, Thursday 26 September. This year’s event, YC2019 Mental Health & Me, highlighted the importance of young carers getting the right mental health support and identifying mental health issues as early as possible. Read more
Yesterday, Tuesday 10th September, HRH Princess Anne received our CEO Catherine Kevis, with Lorraine Preece, who stood down as YSS Chief Executive in June, at St James's Palace. Read more
#MORSE, a new initiative to make roads safer throughout West Mercia launches today, the official Emergency Services Day (999 Day). #MORSE aims to focus on individuals who are repeatedly committing driving offences, as well as those who are at risk of re-offending. Read more
12 young carers successfully completed a day's public speaking and presentation skills training last week. Read more
Worcestershire Young Carers, which supports over 550 young carers throughout the county, has received a surprise £4,000 donation from the LJC Fund. Read more
Summer might be coming to an end, but Worcestershire Young Carers will be too busy to care! WYC has announced new club dates for September, October and November. Read more
August is proving a busy month for the YSS Divert team in Shropshire, with three weeks of activities arranged for their young service users. Read more
YSS is delighted to be linking with the Cart Shed, North Hereford, as part of its package of support for veterans. The Cart Shed is a charity that offers opportunities to improve wellbeing, find friendships and a place of calm in a supportive, caring environment. Read more
YSS is now an accredited Living Wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate that is voluntarily paid by over 5,000 UK organisations who believe their staff deserve a fair day's pay for a hard day's work. Read more
This week YSS delivered a two-day volunteer mentor training workshop at Worcester Community Centre, covering topics such as risk, safeguarding, confidentiality, professional boundaries and communication. Read more
The Steer Clear team recently visted Telford Priory School to deliver workshops to year groups seven, eight and nine. The aim of the workshops was to give students the opportunity to raise their concerns, discuss what they know about knife crime and how they feel it can best be addressed as well as the impact of knife crime on victims and families, emergency services and the general public, and the person who commits the offence. Read more
Congratulations go to three YSS Early Help Family Support Workers, Gina, Sue and Alison for completing their Accredited Level 4 Early Help Practitioner Training - they worked hard to do this, while continuing to work. Read more
Futures UnLocked, which works with YSS to deliver the Meet and Mentor service, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Futures Unlocked was established in 2007 and has established strong partnerships with a number of prisons releasing prisoners to Warwickshire, the probation and police services and voluntary sector providers. Read more
Worcestershire Young Carers is looking forward to a fun-packed summer of activities, beginning with a day trip to Brean Sands, Somerset, in July. Read more
Worcestershire Young Carers was delighted to receive a huge delivery of food for their young carers, from local recruitment agency, Randstad Business Support Worcester. Read more
Student and young carer, Dan Stevens, 18, has won an award for 'Computing Student of the Year' in a ceremony at Worcester County Cricket Club. Read more
YSS has officially marked a new era, welcoming Catherine Kevis as new Chief Executive and bidding farewell to Lorraine Preece, following 16 years at the organisation, including five as Chief Executive. Read more
We're excited to be celebrating our amazing volunteers during #VolunteersWeek from 1 - 7 June. YSS volunteers put in so much time and effort to help us deliver a range of services that have such a positive impact on people's lives. Read more
Two members of YSS staff spent a wonderful day at the Queen's annual Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday 29th May. Trish Jeavons and Sarah Bowcott represented YSS this year, after their names were drawn out of a hat. Read more
Worcestershire Young Carers is thrilled to be the recipient of a £900 donation from the Crafty Crafters, a knitting group that sells their creations at local fairs and events. The group is a long supporter of Worcestershire Young Carers, but this is a record amount raised to date. Read more