As more and more families struggle to make ends meet and turn to food banks to get by, free school meals have become a reliance for a lot of families and for many children their free school meal is their main nutritious meal of the day. Many families that usually rely on free school meals…
YMCA Newcastle are supporting the Be Real Campaign by taking a stand against unrealistic body pressure! The Be Real Campaign has launched #IPledgeToBeReal asking the nation to fight against unrealistic beauty standards by signing up to its Body Image Pledge. Research carried out by YMCA, In Your Face, found that half of young people have…
The Be Real Campaign is a national campaign run by YMCA and Dove and was formed in 2014 in response to the Reflections on Body Image report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image. Research carried out by YMCA details the image based bullying young people face, read more about this and download the…
Walker Park Baby & Toddler Group will return to Walker Park Cafe & Centre on Wednesday 5th September. Come along to Walker Park Toddler Group, Wednesdays 10.30-12 at Walker Park Cafe and Centre, ran by YMCA Walker project. The toddler group has a fantastic range of toys and soft play for babies and toddlers aged…
We’re recruiting volunteers to support our Bizibodis project. Are you… Aged 15-19 years old? Interested in working sports, health & wellbeing? Interested in working with children? Bizibodis aim is to improve the health & wellbeing of children in the East End of Newcastle and is part of the national Change4Life campaign. The project is operated…
YMCA Newcastle is back on the road with a new mini-bus- thanks to the support of The Clothworkers’ Foundation and other funders who made one-off capital costs donations. The Mini-Bus, a 15-seater Ford Transit, was bought to ensure young people can access activities, residentials and training courses across the City and beyond as part of…
A group of young people from YMCA Walker are frustrated with both the lack of positive, affordable activities for young people in Walker and the prejudice they experience as young people. They are embarking on a mission to improve the local area for the community and young people alike through great youth social action. The young people…
Coming soon: Is she legal? YMCA Newcastle is about to launch the MENtoring project in an effort to change the attitudes that young men have towards images and videos of underage individuals, thanks to funding from the Home Office. The law is confusing when it comes to young people, the age of consent and pornography. Many…
In celebration of the centenary of women’s right to vote and International Women’s Day 2018, YMCAs UNSTOPPABLE campaign empowers Newcastle’s young women to be the best they can be and to be happy, successful and confident in themselves. The campaign will cover topics such as body confidence, work and employment, alcohol and drugs, sport and…
On March 9th and 16th 2018, Newcastle University Helping our Homeless Society and Newcastle and Gateshead NHS CCG slept rough to raise funds for YMCA Newcastle’s homelessness prevention work with young people. Despite driving rain and wind on both nights and snow on March 16th (!), over £4,000 was raised to support our intense, 1-1…
