TeensPLUS at Home Challenge

The challenges are open to young people with disabilities and young carers aged 13 – 25. Each challenger will receive a challenge pack containing everything necessary to complete the activities within.

Applications for our first Challenge of 2024 are now closed. 
We will be contacting all applicants on 12th and 13th February to let them know if they have been successful in gaining a place.

A teenage boy holding up the grass head he has made and the bean he has sown.
A teenage boy watering plants he has grown.
A teenage girl reading instructions while making cupcakes.

“Thank you so much for Louis seeds they [have] really enjoyed planting them. Beans are sprouting already and sunflowers are in the greenhouse. [The Grass Head isn’t] growing yet but there currently sat on kitchen windowsill they cannot wait to cut the hair. Thank you I’m so glad I enquired now….it’s keeping them busy and giving Louis a break from school work as we have been shielding for almost a year now.”

Louis and Lauren’s Mum, Tracy.

“Thank you I haven’t cut his hair yet he’s got a lock down hairstyle.”

Rhys

A teenager completing a gardening grass head activity.

More fantastic feedback we have received from the young people and their families…

“Charlie has loved the first challenge ……. It has been really lovely seeing how fascinated he and his siblings have been checking the plants out each day to see how much they’ve grown and to water them, thank you very much for the challenge.”

Charlie’s Mum, Leah.

 “Thank you so much for the baking challenge kit! Emily was so excited opening it and has now completed her activities.”

Emily’s Mum, Emma.

 “Thank you so much for the baking challenge kit! Emily was so excited opening it and has now completed her activities.”

Emily’s Mum, Emma.

“We have had lots of fun making the cakes and the packs that were sent out were absolutely amazing!”

Leah and Jayden

To ensure we have a fair and unbiased decision and selection making process the following criteria is assessed for all challenge entries: 

Funding – 3H receives funding which determines the number of challenge packs available.

When the last challenge entry was accepted.

Priority 1 – No Challenge entry received,
Priority 2 – No Challenge entry received in the last year,
Priority 3 – No Challenge entry received in the last 6 months
Priority 4 – No Challenge entry received for the previous Challenge