Meet Laura: “The workshops have helped me learn the value of money”
change:matters is an important new programme that is educating and upskilling young carers across the UK on the topic of…
Participant stories
OLDER CARER CORRINNE ON JOINING OUR CREATIVE WRITING PROJECT
art:links is Create’s national project with older people including older carers. The project works to reduce isolation and promote wellbeing…
MEET KAY: “DRAWING HELPS ME WITH ACCEPTING HOW MY MIND IS”
creative:together is our multi-arts project delivered with LGBTQ+ young people aged 16 to 25. Following two successful in-venue projects in 2020…
CARERS WEEK: THREE YOUNG CARERS SHARE THE IMPACT OF CREATIVITY ON THEIR LIVES
As part of Carers Week, we’re spotlighting the important, often overlooked work that young carers do. The vital care that…
Using creativity to help young people with mental health illnesses
“Young people don’t always have the language to describe what’s going on for them” creative:tandem is our multi-artform programme empowering…
Two case studies from our creative:tandem project
creative:tandem is our multi-artform programme empowering children and young people who have a serious mental health illness. For four years,…
“CREATIVE PROJECTS LIKE THIS ADD A FUN ELEMENT TO LIFE” – GEORGINA’S STORY
Between November 2020 and March 2021, we delivered a series of creative projects run by our professional artists with older…
“IT WAS REALLY NICE TO FIND MYSELF AGAIN”: GLASGOW-BASED CARER SARAH’S STORY
Between February and March 2021, we took our creative:voices programme for carers to Scotland for the first time, thanks to…
Let’s dance: Three young carers share their experiences of dancing over Zoom
This February we teamed up with Carers Trust to run three dynamic dance projects with young carers in the South…
Meet Harry: a nine-year-old young carer who looks after his brother and sister
Nine-year-old Harry is a young carer who looks after his younger sister, who has autism, and his toddler younger brother.…