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Youth Programme


We provide group and one to one support for children and young people with cancer.
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Young Shoulders Programme -
Supporting kids living with a parent who has cancer

At the NI Cancer Fund for Children we understand the devastation and anxieties that children and young people often experience when a parent has received a diagnosis of cancer.

Our Young Shoulders Programme has been specially developed to tackle separation anxiety, fears for the future, coping with school and family life, and the stresses attached to difficult caring roles.

Through self-awareness education and lifeskills residential training, we aim to provide coping strategies to help young people deal with the reality of living with a parent diagnosed with cancer and all that this implies. Our focus is on helping young people deal with issues positively and successfully. Fun social networking allows young people to meet others living through similar experiences and importantly make friends who understand.

The Young Shoulders Programme operates Unicorn, Centaur and Pegasus groups for those aged 11-13 years old, 14 to 17 years old and 18 -21 years old.

For more information about Young Shoulders, please contact Youth Programme Manager Peter Topping on 028 9080 5599/07717293577 or peter@nicfc.com