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’…
The Government has unveiled £105 million to combat rough sleeping. The funding will be used to support rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness into tenancies of their own, including through help with deposits for accommodation, and securing thousands of alternative rooms already available and ready for use, such as student accommodation. Responding…
After 12 weeks of being closed for business, select YMCA charity shops will begin throwing open their doors and welcoming back much-loved customers, donors and staff from Monday 15 June. A gradual reopening will see 19 stores open over the next week as part of YMCA England & Wales’ first phase, which aims to restore…
More than 90 YMCA shops across England and Wales will close today, Monday 23 March, in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The health and safety of staff, customers and the wider community is of paramount importance, and as such YMCA England & Wales will be closing all of its stores until further…
A message from YMCA England & Wales’ Chief Executive, Denise Hatton: As a charity and a family of colleagues, YMCA is deeply concerned with the ongoing challenges faced by COVID-19. Like you, we are uncertain of how deep this virus will impact our communities and how long it will continue to be in our lives.…
