YMCA England & Wales

Location: Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Norwich, 

YMCA is the oldest and largest charity working with young people in the world. Across England and Wales, they operate as a federation with 116 local YMCAs that work independently to support young people in their communities. 

There are thousands of young people who need help across the country. YMCA supports them by offering a broad range of services including housing, apprenticeships, health and fitness, and counselling. 

YMCA England & Wales provides support and advice to more than 105,000 people every year. They are the largest provider of safe, supported accommodation for young people, offering more than 9,100 beds, and they assist more than 230,000 children, young people and parents every year through their family work.

How you can help YMCA

Shop Assistant: YMCA is reopening their retail shops across the UK. Retail provides support for all the vital services that the YMCA carries out for young people. They need your help to be able to safely reopen their shops, and to begin sorting through the large backlog of donations they received during the crisis!