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Become a Roomsponsor
This is no place for a young person!
Thousands of young people are at risk of homelessness every week across England and Wales.
As a RoomSponsor, you can help provide a safe place for young people at risk of homelessness. More details coming soon.
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Of homelessness cases were not successfully dealt with by local authorities
This is no place for a young person!
Thousands of young people are at risk of homelessness every week across England and Wales.
Out in the cold, nowhere to call home. Young people facing homelessness in your area urgently need help.
As the nights draw in, we urgently need your support to get young people out of the cold, and into a place at YMCA, so we can break the cycle of homelessness.
At YMCA, we provide these critical foundations for a fresh, strong start for young people and a better quality of life in the community.
This is no place for a young person!
We provide a safe place for young people
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We’ve increased our support to young people by 16% (comparing 2021 -2022)
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We support 10,600 young people ages 16-24 every year
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We have successfully supported 4,905 Young people into independent living
Ray's Story
After the relationship with his family broke down, Ray found himself homeless.
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Ray's Story
After the relationship with his family broke down, Ray found himself homeless.
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He wanted nothing more for Christmas, than to have a roof over his head, where he was safe.
Instead, Ray was living in an abandoned car where he was bitterly cold, where he had nowhere to wash and barely anything to eat and subsequently fell seriously ill, being admitted to hospital with a kidney infection.
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You can help a young person like Ray
Thankfully, YMCA were able to provide Ray with a room.
Ray received the support he needed to start to build a more stable future.
Ray, with support of YMCA, has been to college, and is now training to be a security guard.
“To actually come into a room, with a bath I could use and a bed I could sleep in was amazing – for the first time in years I wasn’t scared anymore.”
You can help a young person like Ray
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How your donations are helping young people
At YMCA, we give young people the tools they need to create a secure and hopeful future for themselves. Your donation can help provide:
- A place to call home in a warm and nurturing community
- Mental health support, counselling and mentoring
- Practical courses to teach skills such as budgeting and cooking
- Opportunities to gain skills, qualifications and employment
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Become a Roomsponsor
As a RoomSponsor, you can help provide a safe place for young people at risk of homelessness.
FAQs
We’ve tried to answer some of the more frequently asked questions about gifts in Wills here. You’ll find more detailed information in our free Will Guide, and if you’d like to talk in confidence with Elizabeth, our Legacy Officer, she’d be delighted to hear from you.
If you have been a Roomsponsor prior to October 2018, you will remember that we had a log-in section, which allowed you to access the blog and see new posts.
We have removed this now to make it easier for you to view blog posts. The blog is still exclusive to Roomsponsors, we will not be sharing the website address with anyone outside of the scheme. If you have opted to receive emails notifying you of new blog posts, you will still receive these as usual. If you have any questions about the new blog style please contact supporter services on supporterservices@ymca.org.uk or call 020 7186 9518
Success stories
Below you will find stories of young people who have been previously helped by YMCA. Some left home to get away from shocking abuse; others were simply been kicked out. But whatever their past, YMCA gave them hope for a better future.
