The Chatterboxes, a YMCA Bournemouth project, supports young people (aged 11-25) years old with disabilities such as Autism, Learning Disabilities, visual impairments and Down Syndrome. The Chatterboxes raise awareness of disabilities and create a community which is equal for all whilst being surrounded by friendship and laughter. It empowers, & up-skills young disabled people and…
With the humanitarian crisis escalating in #Gaza, it is estimated there are over 10,000 people who have had one or both limbs amputated, an estimated half are children; to get people moving again in order to do the simple things in life such as getting to toilets, to food and avoid problems caused by immobility…
The TCS London Marathon 2025 will be held on 27 April 2025. The deadline for applications to be a part of team YMCA is Wednesday 31st July and applicants will hear from the YMCA with the outcome of their application in August. This year, the YMCA will not be allocating places on a first come…
The Townsend Youth Partnership (Charity number 1093213) is situated on the Townsend estate in Bournemouth. The partnership provides a safe place for young people to go, providing positive opportunities for them to develop personal and social/interpersonal skills. The partnership recently received a grant of £2,500 awarded by The KFC Youth Foundation to enable the delivery…
Clinical supervision is a formal process of professional support, reflection and learning that contributes to individual development. It consists of the practitioner meeting regularly with another professional, not necessarily more senior, but normally with training in the skills of supervision, to discuss casework and other professional issues in a structured way. The purpose is to…
Over 40 people representing 15 businesses recently attended the launch event of the YMCA Bournemouth’s Big Sleep Easy 2024. They heard from Sheena Dayman from the YMCA, on the impact that YMCA Bournemouth has had on providing help and support for people experiencing homelessness. In addition, the attendees heard from Mehdi, who found himself homeless,…
Wessex Packaging has again supported the YMCA Bournemouth charity with a donation of cardboard boxes, for a fundraising event in Poole, Dorset. Each year, the YMCA team organise ‘Sleep Easy’ events in collaboration with local schools and organisations, to raise much needed funds. These ‘Sleep Easy’s’ are organised to help raise awareness of the hardships…
15 schools take part in YMCA Bournemouth’s Schools Sleep Easy over the last year. Over the last 12 months, 15 local schools have taken part in the YMCA Bournemouth’s Schools Sleep Easy, with 705 young people sleeping rough, so others don’t have to. The charity’s School’s Sleep Easy event raises money to contribute towards YMCA…
The Goods Yard pub in Broadstone is donating 50p for every Junction Burger sold to The Junction Leisure Centre The Goods Yard pub in Broadstone re-opened in October 2023 as part of the Fired Up Collective. Since its inception in 2020 the Fired Up Collective (FUC) has become one of the fastest growing boutique restaurant…
The Chatterboxes receive £250 from MoreBus towards their activities. https://www.morebus.co.uk/chatterboxes-receive-bonus-our-community-fund
