Young Carers ID Card
YMCA Swansea were early adopters of the National Young Carers ID Card.
The card was designed by young carers themselves to help professionals including doctors, teachers and pharmacists to recognise and support them appropriately and has proved popular with everyone. So much so, that when national funding was removed, YMCA Swansea continued with the scheme. Today, the card is recognised across the city, within schools and has also been supported by our friends at Swansea City.
If you would like to know more about the ID Card, why its needed by Young Carers or how you could implement its use in your place of work, then please get in touch.
Young Carers are able to present their ID card in schools:
- If they are late to school
- If they are behind on school work
- If their homework is late
- If they need to take time out from class
- If they find it difficult to concentrate in class due to their demanding care role
- To reschedule after school detention
- To check their phone to make sure the person they care for is ok
Young Carers can present their ID card in the GP Practice:
- To accompany the person they care for in an appointment
- To ask any questions they may have about the person they care for
Young Carers can present their ID card in the Pharmacy:
- To collect medication
- For further information on the medication schedule for the person they care for.