Fundraising
Check out our upcoming fundraising events
West Midlands
National Three Peaks
£50 Deposit
May
15
2025
West Midlands
National Three Peaks
3 Mountains
24 Hours
100s of lives changed
Take on the UK Three Peaks – Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) in 24 hours, while raising vital funds to help young people in the Black Country build a brighter future.
£50 Deposit
May
15
2025
West Midlands
Sleep Easy 2025
March
7
2025
West Midlands
Sleep Easy 2025
Sleep Easy is a fundraising challenge event asking you to spend one night sleeping rough, all to raise vital funds to help tackle the root causes of youth homelessness.
You will receive two cardboard boxes to create your shelter for the night and although this isn’t a true reflection of how homeless people live, we hope to give an insight into how it feels to not have a safe place to call home.
A staple part of our fundraising since 2010, Sleep Easy has seen more than 7,000 people sleep rough to raise £2M+ for local YMCA services that help young people rebuild their lives. Each year we ask individuals, teams from local companies, groups of friends and students to sign up, join in and help raise awareness of what is a growing issue in the Black Country.
Last year alone our emergency Nightstop service has provided more than 1500 beds, and has had to turn young people away due to the increase in referrals.
March
7
2025
Take a look below to learn some easy ways you fundraise for us
We run a number of events throughout the year that we encourage local people to get involved in. Each event supports a different area of our work.
If you’d like to support us by organising your own event or challenge, contact our team who will be more than happy to help with promotion and organisation.
Each week, 109 young people face the risk of homelessness across the West Midlands.
For £12 a month, you can help to transform their lives by becoming a RoomSponsor for YMCA Black Country Group. You’ll receive heart-warming stories directly from the young people you’re supporting in your area, and updates on the positive impact your contribution is making in their lives.
Leaving a gift in your will to YMCA Black Country Group will make a huge difference to our work.
- Provide more accommodation for young people who would otherwise be homeless.
- Develop more youth clubs for young people in our local communities.
- Expand our current community group offerings, meaning we can support more local people.
No matter how large or small, leaving us a gift in your Will can help us transform lives.
A chance for your organisation to add value and change lives in your local community.
Supporting YMCA BC will help make a lasting difference to the lives of young people in the Black Country. At the same time, it will enable your business to be visible at the heart of our local communities.
It’s through the support of ALL our partners that we truly unite the Black Country business community to help us achieve our vision of every young person having a safe place to stay and the means and confidence to belong, contribute and thrive.
Perhaps you have a social cause, something personal that you’d like to tackle in your community? Talk to us and see how we can work together to have a positive impact.
How can we help
Together, as the YMCA federation in England and Wales, we focus our work around the following key areas of work.
