BE FREE YOUNG CARERS

Who we are

BE FREE YC is a South Oxfordshire-based charity dedicated to improving the mental well-being of young carers.

We’re helping young carers by:

• Enabling access to mentoring and peer support
• Offering befriending
• Providing advice and guidance
• Arranging training courses in care-related skills
• Relieving the stress and pressure of caring that so many young carers experience through our programme of fun downtime activities and trips

BE FREE YC is exclusively focused on providing innovative, dedicated and ongoing support for Young Carers aged 8-17 across South Oxfordshire, Oxford City & the Vale of The White Horse, West Oxfordshire and, in time, across the whole of Oxfordshire. We are the only charity offering specialist support for young carers in Oxfordshire.

Our culture and values

Our mission is to enable Oxfordshire Young Carers to achieve their full potential by delivering a far-reaching developmental and emotional support network of people and resources in their daily lives, schools and communities.

We are Be Free Young Carers – a proudly independent Oxfordshire charity leading the way in championing young carers.

We create real, lasting change for children and teenagers aged 8 – 17 who care for loved ones. Our support helps them rediscover their childhood, build confidence, and thrive.

Everything we do starts with people.

We build strong, personal relationships with our young carers, their families, schools, and local communities as well as with our team, volunteers, and partners. Many of us bring lived experience, and we work in a culture that welcomes everyone to show up as their full selves.