Our community centre in Walker Park is offering extra helpings of support to residents hardest hit by the Coronavirus outbreak, including a meals-on-wheels service, inter-active toddler groups online and activity packs for isolated older people. We are working with Walker Parish Church and other local charities to coordinate a meals-on-wheels service for families facing financial…
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Help us feed those hit hardest by Coronavirus
Donate Now No one could have predicted the magnitude of the corona-virus outbreak in our communities. Everyone’s lives continue to change drastically each day as the spread continues. However, the families who are hardest hit by the outbreak face extra fears as they worry where their next meal will come from, particularly self-employed people…
Holly Hill Nursery | Coronavirus Update – Temporary Closure to Most Children
There has been updated guidance provided to us from the Government to close the nursery for many of our children until further notice. As advised by the Government, the nursery will remain open to the children of key workers, a list of key workers provided by the Government is included at the bottom of this…
YMCA Urban Mushrooms | Surviving Self-Isolation… with Mushrooms
We’re facing some crazy times right now. Everyday we are being bombarded with pretty shocking developments on the news, and as for social media we have no idea if what we’re reading is fact or fiction. Some of us may be panicking and worried about just how much the Coronavirus is going to impact our…
YMCA SPACE2… Closure Announcement
YMCA Newcastle are sad to announce the closure of our SPACE2… youth centre. In the eight years since we opened the centre we have loved working with all the young people that have come through our doors and supporting you all to become fantastic independent young adults. On average 1,250 young people visited SPACE2… every year,…
YMCA Newcastle COVID-19 Update
To ensure the safety of our service users, volunteers, customers and staff YMCA Newcastle are following the advice issued by the Government, NHS, local authorities and Public Health England to inform our strategy to deal with Coronavirus and COVID-19 over the following weeks and months. All of our services will be effected in some way….
YMCA Youth Services Campaign – Youth Services Funding at All Time Low
Young people believe youth services are vital in battle against crime, gang culture and loneliness, as funding reaches lowest point in a generation A report released today by YMCA reveals that one in four young people (25%) feel so afraid of gangs they are unable to spend time with friends outside of school. This…
YMCA Newcastle calls on election candidates to create a new era for youth with national manifesto
With the General Election finally here, YMCA Newcastle is calling on local candidates to get behind a national YMCA manifesto focused on ensuring that all young people have the opportunity to live their best lives. YMCA Newcastle, which supported 3,295 young people throughout Newcastle last year, has combined its knowledge with other YMCAs from across the…
Sessional Youth Worker Vacancy
Booked sessions Pay is set at a pre-agreed hourly rate depending on the session content and duration. This is YMCA Newcastle’s 170th anniversary year and we and modernising our organisation for the future, do you have the skills, experience and ambition to help redesign and modernise our youth work services? We are seeking a number…
Youth Worker – Digital Programmes Vacancy
37.5 hours per week permanent contract Pay Scale E £16,282 – £21,020 depending on qualifications, skills and experience Holidays, pension, training and sickness benefits This is YMCA Newcastle’s 170th anniversary year and we and modernising our organisation for the future, do you have the skills, experience and ambition to help redesign and modernise our youth…