As a RoomSponsor, you can help provide a safe place for young people at risk of homelessness.
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Young people aged 16-24 were homeless or at risk of homelessness in the UK
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This is no place for a young person!
Thousands of young people are at risk of homelessness every week across England and Wales.
Out in the cold, nowhere to call home. Young people facing homelessness in your area urgently need help.
As the nights draw in, we urgently need your support to get young people out of the cold, and into a place at YMCA, so we can break the cycle of homelessness.
At YMCA, we provide these critical foundations for a fresh, strong start for young people and a better quality of life in the community.
This is no place for a young person!
We provide a safe place for young people
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We’ve increased our support to young people by 16% (comparing 2021 -2022)
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We support 10,600 young people ages 16-24 every year
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We have successfully supported 4,905 Young people into independent living
Ray's Story
After the relationship with his family broke down, Ray found himself homeless.
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He wanted nothing more for Christmas, than to have a roof over his head, where he was safe.
Instead, Ray was living in an abandoned car where he was bitterly cold, where he had nowhere to wash and barely anything to eat and subsequently fell seriously ill, being admitted to hospital with a kidney infection.
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You can help a young person like Ray
Thankfully, YMCA were able to provide Ray with a room.
Ray received the support he needed to start to build a more stable future.
Ray, with support of YMCA, has been to college, and is now training to be a security guard.
“To actually come into a room, with a bath I could use and a bed I could sleep in was amazing – for the first time in years I wasn’t scared anymore.”
You can help a young person like Ray
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How your donations are helping young people
At YMCA, we give young people the tools they need to create a secure and hopeful future for themselves. Your donation can help provide:
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Become a Roomsponsor
As a RoomSponsor, you can help provide a safe place for young people at risk of homelessness.
Success stories
Below you will find stories of young people who have been previously helped by YMCA. Some left home to get away from shocking abuse; others were simply been kicked out. But whatever their past, YMCA gave them hope for a better future.