New analysis by YMCA shows that Local Authority spending on youth services in 2019/20 in England was £372.12m, a further reduction of 6% year-on-year. This means that since 2010/11 funding for youth services has been cut by 73%. Not only do these continued cuts come at a time when demand for youth services has intensified,…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of billions of people in every corner of the world, and drastically curtailed economic and social activity. Already more than 100 million people have been infected and two million have fallen victim to the SARS- CoV-2 virus. Yet hope was rekindled all around the world at the end…
The Health Survey for England (HSE) monitors trends in the nation’s health and care. It provides information about adults aged 16 and over, and children aged 0 to 15, living in private households in England. The data reveals that 9% of 11- to 15-year-olds were recorded as overweight or obese, the highest levels since 2004.…
YMCA England & Wales, along with YMCA Scotland and YMCA Ireland, has been chosen as one of 12 recipients of the Tampon Tax Fund. The Fund allocates money generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls and is managed by the Department for Digital, Culture,…
Responding to the Chancellor’s spending review announcement earlier today, Denise Hatton, Chief Executive of YMCA England & Wales said: “YMCA is pleased to see in the full text of the Spending Review that the Government has brought forward an initial £100 million to invest in the National Citizen Service and youth facilities and £16.5million to…
Young people are being starved of vital services when they need them most – whilst the Government sits on a £500 million Youth Investment Fund announced more than a year ago. YMCA is among the leading voices across the youth, education and corporate sectors, along with celebrity backers and young people to demand that the…
New research from the Young and Black report, released today by YMCA, reveals that 95% of young Black people have heard and witnessed racist language at school, and 78% have heard and witnessed racist language in the workplace. Worryingly, young Black people in the UK said that they now grow up expecting to experience racism because…
The latest statistics released by NHS Digital confirm what we have known for some time now. The mental health and wellbeing of children and young people are under threat, and that threat is getting more severe. One-in-six children aged 5-16 now identify as having a probable mental disorder, an increase from one-in-nine just three years…
New research from the Back on Track report, released today by YMCA, reveals that 77% of young people have felt lonelier and more isolated during lockdown, 73% feel more stressed, and more than half (56%) are worried about falling behind at school. Five months into a global pandemic, this vulnerable and disproportionately affected group find…
The Government today announced its £2bn ‘kickstart scheme’ to create thousands of job placements for young people. The fund will subsidise six-month work placements for people on Universal Credit aged between 16 and 24 who are at risk of long-term unemployment, and for each ‘kickstarter’ job, the government will cover the cost of 25 hours’…
