After an exciting nomination and voting process over the summer, the Youth Matters Awards 2018 winners were finally announced on the glittering night as:
- Young Achiever of the Year, sponsored by Charity Bank – Jessica Whelan, YMCA Cardiff
- Young Leader of the Year, award sponsored by John Facer – Charlie Smith, YMCA Norfolk
- Young Volunteer of the Year – Grace O’Donovan, YMCA North Staffordshire
- Young Worker of the Year – Ella Sowton, YMCA East Surrey
- Young Campaigner of the Year – Adele Tondu, YMCA Thames Gateway
- YMCA of the Year, sponsored by Protecture – YMCA North Staffordshire
- Diversity Award – Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking children, YMCA Guildford Foyer, YMCA DownsLink Group
- Accommodation Project of the Year – Sir James Knott House, YMCA North Tyneside
- Family Work Project of the Year – The Holly Project, YMCA Wellington & District
- Health & Wellbeing Project of the Year – Heads Together, YMCA East Surrey
- Training & Education Project of the Year, sponsored by Bates Wells – Discovery College, YMCA Plymouth
- Red Triangle Award – Lenny Allan, YMCA Black Country Group
- We Believe Award, sponsored by Sir Alan Rudge – Safiyyah Patel, YMCA St Paul’s Group