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Do a good deed a day in aid of young carers this March

Words by Smiley Team

In helping others, you help yourself writes psychologist Marianna Pogosyan. But for young carers, looking after others is less of a choice and more of a necessity. To fundraise for such people and spread awareness of their work, the charity MYTIME Young Carers is inviting individuals and businesses to participate in their MYTIME2CARE campaign by doing a good deed each day throughout March 2021.

Participants will receive a calendar of 31 kind acts, one for each day of the month, and are challenged to carry these out while fundraising for the charity. The MYTIME team hope that the activities will encourage participants to take even more care of their friends, family and community members in a time when everybody needs it most.

Penelope Day, fundraising director at MYTIME Young Carers, explained “When care, kindness and looking after our mental health have become so important, we could not think of a better way to take action.”

To join in, sign up and pay the £6 registration fee that will cover the costs of a welcome pack including a MYTIME2CARE Calendar, five postcards and a MYTIME Young Carers pen.

Each participant has a small but very achievable fundraising target of £1 a day till the end of March. Register here to take part.

The month of kind acts falls around Young Carers Action Day on 16th March. To celebrate the occasion, MYTIME supporters will show they care with their hair, trying out all sorts of new and adventurous hairstyles to raise money for the charity. 

Day urged prospective participants to “Be brave. Be bold. Be ridiculous. It’s just about showing support and thanks to young carers in a way that’s really visible. All that matters is that you care, and you show it”.



Offering young people the childhood they deserve

Without support, many young carers feel isolated while looking after a family member. MYTIME Young Carers offers these children a break from their everyday work and brings them together with others like them to relax and socialise.

The charity’s CEO, Krista Sharp, explained: “There are an estimated 700,000 young carers living here in the UK. These remarkable young people work hard to take care of their families, day in and day out, sometimes at great personal cost, but young carers are not often recognised for the contribution they make to our community.”

To support their work donate to MYTIME Young Carers here

For more information visit mytimeyoungcarers.org.

This article aligns with the following UN SDGs

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