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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…

Statement from Denise Hatton, Chief Executive of YMCA England & Wales 5th June 2020   The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on the 25th May has shaken the world.…

YMCA’s 175th anniversary roadshow, which launched earlier this year at the Houses of Parliament in June and was a key exhibition at YMCA175, is travelling the UK. The roadshow has…

After hours of careful deliberation by the Judging Panel, and more than 7,000 votes, we are thrilled to announce our finalists for this year’s prestigious YMCA Youth Matters Awards.  …

A new £6.8m state-of-the-art school and youth centre at YMCA Lakeside in Cumbria has opened its doors to the public, following a seven-year redevelopment project. The Stoller Campus at YMCA…

In 1844, YMCA began above a draper’s shop in St Paul’s Churchyard, London. Sunday 4 August to Wednesday 8 August, more than 3,000 YMCA young people, staff, guests and volunteers…

On 6 June 1844, 22-year-old draper George Williams joined 11 friends to organise the first Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), a refuge of Bible study and prayer for young men…

Almost two-thirds of young people (61%) feel pressure to look their best online, according to new findings from the Be Real Campaign. The alarming research also revealed that more than…

We had 49 incredible runners take on the London Marathon on Sunday 28 April and are on target to raise £100,000, our highest ever fundraising target for the event. The…

It has been announced today that a new Youth Charter will be developed to set out a vision for young people over the next generation and beyond. It follows a…

As part of His Royal Highness’s campaign work around mental health, The Duke of Sussex visited YMCA to learn more about the vital support it provides to young people. He…

YMCA’s across the country participated in National Sleep Easy week, which ran from the 8th – 18th of March, volunteers, donors and members of the community continue to sleep rough…

YMCA Right Here, a project run by YMCA DownsLink Group, is challenging the way we think about masculinity, which is having a growing impact on the mental health of young…

YMCA Exeter has been awarded £19,500 from the Building Connections Fund Youth strand to help combat loneliness among young people. YMCA Exeter has developed an innovative new strategy to tackle…

YMCA is calling on the public to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to support homeless young people. YMCAs across the country are joining forces to…

YMCA Trinity Group has teamed up with app developers Thrive to offer schools across Cambridgeshire and Suffolk a new, clinically proven mobile app to support student and staff wellbeing. Working…

In honour of those who sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom, thousands gathered in central London on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects. This included over 20 staff…

Excitement was in the air on Friday when YMCAs across England and Wales come together for the ninth annual Youth Matters Awards, a dazzling evening of celebration at 8 Northumberland…

YMCA North Tyneside was all smiles at the North East Charity Awards on 11 October when they took home the Outstanding Social Enterprise Award.   The annual awards seek to…

Positivity, serenity and mental wellbeing was the focus all across the country on World Mental Health Day. To celebrate, YMCAs across the country encouraged staff, volunteers and young people to…