C-Card (free condoms)
If you are aged between 13 and 24 years old you can register for a C-Card.
The C-Card scheme offers free:
- Support and advice about sexual health
- Condoms, femidoms, lube and dams
- Chlamydia screening
- Pregnancy testing (selected places)
When used correctly, condoms are the only type of protection that help prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as pregnancy.
How to use a condom
What happens when you register for a C-Card?
It's simple. A trained professional will check the following with you:
- Your age (you have to be 13 to 24 yrs old)
- You’re not in any danger
- You’re not putting someone else in danger
- What support you have from parents, carers and friends
- You understand all of the information given to you
- A condom demonstration
- The products available and how to use them
Once you’ve been through the registration process you are given a C-Card with your own individual ID number.
You can take this card to lots of places around West Yorkshire to get free condoms. Look out for the C-Card symbol in the window of some pharmacies, supermarkets, youth centres and health centres.
Every 6 to 12 months (depending on your age) you may be asked to have a quick 1 to 1 chat with a worker to check that you are safe and have everything you need.
Where to register for a C-Card
Bradford and Kirklees
Get your C-Card from Locala. In Bradford call 03033309500 and in Kirklees call 03033309981.
Wakefield
Get your C-Card from Spectrum Health. Call 0800 1214860.
Leeds
Well Wave is a free, confidential, sexual wellbeing service for 13 to 24 year olds in Leeds. They offer informal, non judgmental information and support around relationships and sex, as well as tools and tests to help you take control, and take care, of your sexual health. Young people can contact the service by email wellwave
Calderdale
Get your C-Card from the Calderdale Sexual Health Service. Email sexualhealthservices.
Craven
Speak to YorSexualHealth on 01904 721111.
Further information
You can get a C-Card from Young Person Drop in Clinics across West Yorkshire. Visit our About Sex page for further information.