Thanks to funding from Food Nation and Newcastle Public Health, YMCA Newcastle will be helping to tackle food poverty among children and young people in Byker and Walker, as well as helping them to learn more about growing food and cooking nutritious meals. Children who rely on free school meals will be able to enjoy…
Help us to support more of Newcastle’s young people on our 170th anniversary by bidding in our silent auction fundraiser! There are four luxury prizes up for grabs- including a 2-night stay for 2 at Manchester’s luxury Citysuites apartments, hotel stays at The Hilton and Malmaison, Newcastle and brunch with fizz for 2 on The…
YMCA Newcastle is delighted to have helped 3,295 children and young people across the City throughout 2018-19.
Young people at YMCA Walker youth project have been exploring what it means to be a Geordie with the help of a local film-maker. While reality TV shows such as Geordie Shore have contributed to popular national stereotypes of how young people from Newcastle dress, behave and live, young people at Walker project have different…
YMCA Newcastle is preparing to launch a range of programmes and activities to support local 16-25 year olds from SPACE2…, the charity’s inner-City youth project on Pilgrim Street. The project has been made possible thanks to funding from People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. YMCA Newcastle have…
Part time detached Youth Worker vacancy Part Time Detached Youth Worker – 9 hours per week, 1 year Fixed contract Purpose: To work with young people in Walker/Byker areas of Newcastle Hours: 9 hrs per week, (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings) Salary: £8.78 – £9.39 per hour depending on experience We are recruiting for an…
Young people from YMCA Newcastle’s City Centre youth project, SPACE2…, have launched a social media campaign to highlight the effects of knife crime for both victims and perpetrators, aiming to help to reduce crime rates in the City Centre. The knife crime social media project will be delivered thanks to the funding given to us by…
Use these helplines to access support and find more information around youth and knife crime. YMCA SPACE2… 0191 2602923 ymcanewcastle.com/space2 SPACE2… is YMCA Newcastle’s city centre youth project and offers free support and advice to all young people around any issues they may be facing and provide referrals to specialist organisations for further support. Knife…
#iwill is a UK wide campaign aiming to get 6 out of 10 young people involved in social action by 2020. The project is possible thanks to funding provided by the #iwill fund. The National Lottery and Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport are each investing £20 million seed funding over four years to create the…
The Tyne and Wear High Sheriff Award Scheme makes awards to organisations that encourage useful and beneficial pursuits for young people, encouraging them to be upstanding citizens. The Walker Project applied for an award from the High Sheriffs Award towards a sailing trip for 10 young people. They have already secured £2000 in donations towards the…
