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Hidden Heroes: Young Carers Launch Book Of Poetry

Last month, a group of Young Carers, supported by Leicester City in the Community’s Young Carer programme, became published authors.

2025-08-08T10:15+01:00

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08 Aug, 2025

Hidden Heroes: Young Carers Launch Book Of Poetry

Last month, a group of Young Carers, supported by Leicester City in the Community’s Young Carer programme, became published authors.

Admin

2025-08-08T10:15+01:00

Hidden Heroes: Young Carers Launch Book Of Poetry

Last month, a group of Young Carers, supported by Leicester City in the Community’s Young Carer programme, became published authors.

Admin

2025-08-08T10:15+01:00

Hidden Heroes: Young Carers Launch Book Of Poetry

Last month, a group of Young Carers, supported by Leicester City in the Community’s Young Carer programme, became published authors.

Admin

2025-08-08T10:15+01:00

Hidden Heroes: Young Carers Launch Book Of Poetry

Last month, a group of Young Carers, supported by Leicester City in the Community’s Young Carer programme, became published authors.

Admin

2025-08-08T10:15+01:00

Hidden Heroes: The Voice of Young Carers, has been in the works for almost a year, hoping to give a platform to the creative poetry of some very special young people.

The book, written by Young Carers Coordinator Tina Shah, and teacher Sarah Mowday, features a collection of poetry from young carers from three Leicester city schools. Hidden Heroes dives into the real-life experiences of teens and children, who are not only balancing school and friends, but also caring for their families. The book is packed with raw, heartfelt letters and poems where young carers open up about their challenges, feelings, hopes and dreams, that finally give voice to their journeys.

Speaking of the creation of the poems and writings that have gone into the final product, Tina says: “It’s as if these children had finally been given a ‘green light’, freedom to share and create what they wanted. Some of these talented children unfortunately don’t make it to their English lessons because they feel that they aren’t academically capable, or are too tired from their responsibilities of being a young carer.”

Leicester City in the Community hosted a book launch event at King Power Stadium for the young authors, where a small amount of the books were signed by all at the special signing event.

One of these young carers, who features in Hidden Heroes, is Ankita, who we have known now for a few years. Ankita cared for her mother and siblings when her father passed away. Speaking of Leicester City in the Community’s involvement in her life, Ankita says: “I thought it was just me going through a sad time and getting no support. But then it just completely changed. It’s like they came out of nowhere to help me.”

The Leicester City in the Community Young Carers programme has been running for a few years now, with over 100 young people engaged in the programme since its inception. Sessions include after school clubs, one to one mentoring, and out-of-school enrichment activities to help these young carers balance their adult responsibilities with a normal childhood.

To support our Young Carers, Hidden Heroes, the book, can be purchased on Amazon here.

To learn more about the programme, contact community@lcfc.co.uk.

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