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Richmond Carers Centre Impact Report - Outcomes Evaluation 2026 - Young Carers

Richmond Carers Centre supports unpaid adult and young carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Charity 1092459. Published 8 October 2026. Source: report PDF and https://www.richmondcarers.org/2026/10/08/our-2026-impact-reports-are-out-now/; retrieved 10 October 2026. Contacts: Melissa Wilks, CEO (no verified personal email); info@richmondcarers.org is a shared address. RCC-ONLY young-carer report covering mentoring over the previous academic year and leisure activities over the last 12 months. This overlaps the Hub report, so do not add response counts. Its mentoring readiness result is 87%, whereas Hub PDF says 94%; other mentoring percentages also differ. Keep each report separate and seek clarification before combining figures.

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One-to-one emotional-support mentoring; holiday activities and after-school groups providing breaks from caring and peer connection; young-carer school support and transition work

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 30 young carers gave mentoring feedback; programme for ages 8-17
Key Metric 2 129 young carers gave leisure-activity feedback; not established as distinct from mentoring respondents
Key Metric 3 100% of annual outcomes survey respondents would recommend the service; annual-survey denominator not stated

Key Outcomes

  • 87% of mentoring respondents felt more ready to deal with problems; this is the RCC young-carers PDF figure, not the different Hub-wide figure
  • 98% of activity respondents felt positive being part of the group; 100% felt safe and listened to
  • 90% of activity respondents rated the activity excellent or very good; 91% would recommend activities (8% not sure)

Geography

London

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
63,023 individuals reached: 62,014 children/teens and 1,009 parents/educators
Key Metric 2
162 presenting schools and 20 districts/organisations
Key Metric 3
43 training/outreach sessions; 737 educators/community partners and 266 parents supported
49% of students applied a taught skill in their own lives.