YMCA’s Be Real Campaign releases Body Confidence Advent Calendar and Christmas Guide
A new guide about how to stay body confident throughout Christmas has been launched to help people make the most of the festive season and not miss out due to…
Music 4 Mental Health rocked the Roundhouse
The energy at The Roundhouse on Sunday 18 November was electric. Over 3,000 enthusiastic people gathered to support the first ever Music 4 Mental Health event featuring a barrage of…
YMCA marches in Remembrance Day parade
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…
YMCA responds to new NHS figures on children’s mental health
New figures released by the NHS today, show that one in eight (12.8%) of children and young people aged between five and 19 now have a diagnosed mental health difficulty.…
Inspiration in the air at YMCA’s youth awards
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 well represented at North East Charity Awards
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…
WHOLE HOUR – taking the time to practise self-care
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…
YMCA Norfolk opens community house for care leavers
YMCA Norfolk has officially opened the doors to its newest community house in Yarmouth, which aims to replicate a family home for nine young care leavers. The home is part of The…
Young people struggle to make time for mental wellbeing
YMCA calls on the nation to make their mental health a priority on World Mental Health Day and join WHOLE HOUR Less than a third (30%) of young people think they…
BBC programme shows how YMCA is improving the lives of young people
Three young people from a YMCA in Salford have featured in a BBC Radio 5 Live documentary in which they share their inspiring stories of how a green-fingered YMCA scheme…
