The Knitting Network, an online knitting retailer, selling yarn and patterns worldwide, supports a different charity important to its customers every month, with YMCA England and Wales benefitting throughout August in recognition of International Youth Day (Friday 12th August) and this year’s theme of Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages. Together with their…
The world’s oldest and largest youth charity has today warned the incoming Prime Minister of the potential threat of a third sector meltdown, as the impact of the cost of living crisis hits hard on already overstretched charity budgets. Like everyone else in the country, charities are feeling more than just the pinch when confronted…
YMCA England & Wales today launch their second innovative digital platform, created by Trust Impact, where local authorities and members of the public can access a live picture of young people engaged in training and education in their area, right now. As well as identifying the live number of learners broken down by category -…
Ahead of International Youth Day (12 August), and considering the increasingly vital support to be found in communities during such challenging times, we wanted to highlight a project run by YMCA Plymouth which captures this year’s theme of Intergenerational Solidarity perfectly. Through YMCA Plymouth’s Y’s Group project, students from Discovery College meet in groups with older people from the community to share…
One YMCA, a local YMCA serving Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, has announced a merger with Stevenage-based Housing Association Haven First in order to improve services and assistance for local people experiencing homelessness. Haven First will become a subsidiary of the One YMCA Group on August 1st of this year, with a full merger with YMCA…
YMCA’s 104 charity shops across England and Wales are now part of a revolutionary gift card scheme designed to fight back against fast fashion while making the pennies and pounds go further. In connection with the Charity Retail Association, these gift cards can be used in any charity signed up to the scheme, and…
Emergency Ukraine Appeal update, YMCA England & Wales: Thanks to your support, a total of £226,398.56 has been raised to date in aid of Ukraine and YMCA Europe’s front-line response to the crisis, with a number of local YMCAs within the Federation making financial contributions directly to YMCA Europe. Denise Hatton, National Secretary at YMCA…
YMCA London City and North and Sidley Austin LLP have today launched an exciting five-year partnership to help transform young lives across London, with support from YMCA England & Wales. As part of the partnership, Sidley will invest £500,000 over the next five years to help YMCA build a new Youth Hub at LandAid House,…
Responding to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, Denise Hatton, Chief Executive of YMCA England & Wales, said: “While YMCA appreciates and acknowledges the pressures faced by inflation, international conflict, and our very necessary response, there is no denying that the Chancellor has missed a vital opportunity to provide support for those in desperate financial need. …
Denise Hatton’s blog to commemorate International Women’s Day: This year’s #BreakTheBias theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) is one that is especially close to our hearts at YMCA. In 700 communities across England and Wales, local YMCAs help more than 570,000 young people to break the bias every day, both in terms of how others…
