Isolation is a major problem among older residents and young parents in Newcastle’s East End. Over the last 24 months, thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, YMCA Newcastle has been working with communities in Walker and Byker that had been identified as experiencing isolation – older residents and young parents. We wanted…
We we were recently contacted by a former member of YMCA Newcastle, David Armstrong, who accessed our services when he was a young man in the 60’s and 70’s. He was member of our Table Tennis team and has shared with us his memories of the YMCA, his time on the team and his team…
Youth Work Team Member YMCA Newcastle Walker Project, Newcastle Upon Tyne Full time: 37.5 hours Salary: £17,004 to £18,623 (Dependant on skills, level of qualifications and experience) YMCA Newcastle We celebrated our 170th anniversary in 2019 making us one of the oldest youth work organisations in Newcastle. Today YMCA Newcastle works with children, young…
YMCA Newcastle are pleased to announce that we have been awarded £32,500 from the Julia and Hans Rausing Youth Centre Recovery Fund. We are one of 148 youth centres across every region of England to receive a total of the £8 million Youth Centre Recovery Fund, which is intended to support young people and youth…
For the very first time, YMCA Newcastle will come together with 100 other YMCAs across England and Wales to take part in a mammoth virtual Sleep Easy event on Friday March 26, with the aim of raising vital funds to help tackle the root causes of youth homelessness. Stretching from Cornwall to Northumberland, this year…
As with any challenge, Youth Workers have worked tirelessly to adapt their practice in light of the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure they can continue their essential work supporting young people to overcome challenges and become independent young adults. We have witnessed this first-hand here at YMCA Newcastle by our dedicated Youth Work team. They have…
With the festive period getting closer and Christmas just around the corner, shopping for gifts for our loved ones will be at the top of all of our to-do lists. Christmas shopping in 2020 is very different to what we’re used to. Due to social distancing and lockdown measures we’re skipping the crazy crowds and…
YMCA Newcastle provides a range of support services to around 3,500 young people each year. We have a range of trustee vacancies for individuals with skills, experience and knowledge in various business functions to become members of our Board. You will support the Chair, Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer in the running of the…
As a local charity based in the heart of Walker, the area of Newcastle with highest levels of poverty, we are used to weathering the storm and it is fair to say we have lived with the challenges posed by the 2008 recession, the austerity programme and the uncertainty this has brought to our sector….
The spread of Coronavirus and the Covid-19 pandemic has forced charities to change the way they operate, and many have been forced to temporarily stop the services they offer. Here at YMCA Newcastle we have been striving to adapt our service offering to ensure we can continue to support young people throughout the pandemic; we…
