Sleep Easy 2024 – Nearly 100 people sleep out to raise funds for those at risk of homelessness and poverty.

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YMCA Derbyshire Hosts Successful Sleep Easy Event 2024: A night of solidarity and support for those at risk of homelessness and poverty. YMCA Derbyshire successfully hosted its fourteenth annual Sleep Easy event on Friday 8th March at Derbyshire County Cricket Ground, raising an incredible £26,788.55 for YMCA Derbyshire and Padley@YMCA Derbyshire. Nearly 100 participants from...

YMCA Derbyshire Emerges as Finalist in Youth Matters Awards Through Overwhelming Public Support

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YMCA Derbyshire is proud to announce its remarkable achievement as a finalist in not one, but two categories at the prestigious YMCA Youth Matters Awards.   The Youth Matters Awards recognise and celebrate YMCA projects, beneficiaries and staff that have demonstrated outstanding dedication to empowering and supporting young people in various aspects of their lives....

Winter HAF – Y-Kidz

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Y Kidz Winter HAF Winter HAF - Y-Kidz What is Winter HAF? YMCA Y-Kidz kicked the year off by delivering an excellent Winter HAF provision over the school holidays. The programme is targeted to support children and young people who receive free school meals, offering a safe and supportive environment where they can learn, be active and eat well,...

Youth Matters Awards 2021

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YMCA Derbyshire recognised with special COVID Community Impact Award at national youth charity awards Staff, volunteers, residents and students from YMCA Derbyshire, who went above and beyond in challenging times, are celebrating after taking home a very special award at the highly anticipated return of YMCA’s Youth Matters Awards on the 5th of November. The...

Jolly Jumper 2021

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YMCA Jolly Jumper 2021 Can you help to provide young people facing homelessness a Christmas to remember? The festive period can be an especially difficult time for the young people living at YMCA Derbyshire as they are often estranged from their families. This year, YMCA Derbyshire is asking for help to show their young people that they are thought...

YMCA Derbyshire receives a generous donation of suits from Stuncroft.

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Stuncroft donating suits to YMCA Derbyshire Stuncroft donates interview clothing for our young people. We were thrilled to receive a generous donation of suits and dresses from Stuncroft, a South Yorkshire clothing manufacturer. YMCA Derbyshire are on a mission to provide our young people with smart clothing, to empower them to feel confident in job interviews and progressing into the world...

60 new homes to be built in Derby to help young people onto the property ladder

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Aspirational Housing 60 affordable homes are being built on Cotton Lane in Derby, designed specifically for young people in work, education/training or leaving their family home. The ‘Aspirational Housing’ development is managed by YMCA Derbyshire. The intention with the new development is to give young people the opportunity gain a successful tenancy history and save...

We are empowering our young people to become leaders

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YMCA Derbyshire Power Pioneers Our young people are developing their leadership skills by taking on higher responsibilities around the campus. The ‘Power Pioneers’ project sees a different group of six young people given the opportunity to expand their skillset every four weeks. They are given duties which include helping the accommodation and maintenance teams with...

Standing in Solidarity

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YMCA Derbyshire stands with all who are hurting and affected by the brutal murder of George Floyd in the USA and with those seeking peacefully to end racism and discrimination. We understand that the consequences of this injustice are felt deeply by our staff and the communities we serve. As a local YMCA, we believe…