Alex Griffiths

Since he was nine years old Alex has spent five hours a day caring for his mum, nan and granddad by cooking meals, cleaning, changing dressings and more. He spends his limited spare time raising awareness of other young carers, for example by organising a Young Carers Week in his college. His school chaplain says, “He is a perfect example of a teen hero: putting the needs of others above himself to celebrate human dignity. We are proud to know him.”

Alex Griffiths   17
Bishop Milner Catholic College, Dudley (Archdiocese of Birmingham)