“My little brother and I moved in with my granddad when I was two. We’d lived with our Mam until then, but she struggled with drugs, alcohol and prison, and we couldn’t stay there. It was great, though, with my granddad. “He did absolutely everything he could to care for us, and he made sure…
YMCA’s multi-million-pound project to create a new five-storey independent living facility for young people in Bolton is now complete and open for occupancy. The new building, called ‘Y-Pad’ and designed by Preston architects Cassidy + Ashton, has transformed YMCA’s existing community and drop-in centre on Deansgate to create forty modern self-contained apartments for young people…
“I come from a pretty big family. I am one of eight siblings, and life at home growing up was really chaotic and stressful. As the eldest, I was expected to look after all my brothers and sisters while my mum and dad were at work. I had to take on a lot of responsibility…
For the very first time, YMCAs from across England will come together to take part in a mammoth virtual Sleep Easy event on Friday March 26, with the aim of raising vital funds to help tackle the root causes of youth homelessness. Stretching from Bristol to Northumberland, this year local YMCAs have decided to harness the power of collaboration…
YMCA’s latest research into young people’s experiences of moving out of homelessness and into independent living has found that 70% were ready to move on but remained in supported accommodation. Of those ready to move, only one in four felt that they would be able to do so within the next three months. During a…
Denise Hatton, Chief Executive for YMCA England & Wales, said: “YMCA welcomes today’s announcement by the Government but we have long argued that the policy was flawed from the outlet and would not deliver what the Government said it would. “Our 2015 research showed that scrapping housing benefit for young people wouldn’t drive them to…
More than 1,000 heroic YMCA supporters from across the country have bedded down under the stars in freezing temperatures to raise a record-breaking amount of money for young people and increase awareness of the scores of homeless people sleeping rough on our streets every night.
Read YMCA England’s response to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) consultation on the funding of supported housing..
Read YMCA England’s response to the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry into the Homelessness Reduction Bill.
More than 100 current or formerly homeless young people attended Parliament to debate housing and youth issues with Government (Tuesday 15 March).
