Poole-based girls’ school and sixth form, Parkstone Grammar has raised a total of £8,576.45 (including Gift Aid) as part of our annual Sleep Easy events. Students adopted a homeless lifestyle for one night, constructing shelters out of cardboard and camping out overnight with peers and teachers to raise awareness of the difficulties of rough sleeping…
Our service has expanded in 2023 to support more individuals in our local community YMCA Bournemouth has reported an all-time high demand for our counselling services, after delivering more than 450 sessions in the first quarter of 2023 alone – an increase from 217 sessions during the same period in 2021. Anxiety accounted for 40%…
Over the past months, we have been enhancing our stunning and popular Sandyholme House retreat in Studland, Dorset through extensive upgrade works. Sandyholme sleeps up to 28 people and offers the ideal getaway for all – from youth groups and churches to charities and large families. Located a five-minute walk from the beach, the retreat…
This year’s theme for National Apprenticeship is ‘Skills for Life’ – something which rings true with our own apprenticeship programme. For more than 25 years, we have been providing long-term career opportunities at The Junction, with 25 individuals having completed apprenticeships over the past eight years. Each person that has embarked on our programme has…
This year, we have dealt with an unprecedented demand for our support services – with over 2,000 sessions delivered for housing support and counselling services so far. We have been dedicated to tackling various social concerns in the county, from housing and education to health and wellbeing, which have only been exacerbated by the cost-of-living…
We are appealing for the Dorset community to spread some Christmas cheer by giving a gift to those in need this festive period. Our 16th ‘Prezzies for Rezzies’ campaign launches today (7th November), where we encourage members of the public to write Christmas cards and donate gifts for residents of our supported housing services. Last…
YMCA Bournemouth’s fourth annual Big Sleep Easy has hit a milestone as donations have exceeded £28,000 since the big event took place on Saturday 15th October at Talbot Heath School. The evening saw the community uniting for a common cause, as more than 35 people from different organisations raised money by braving the weather and…
YMCA Bournemouth has unveiled a new low-cost counselling service for residents in Bournemouth and its surrounding areas amid increasing cost of living pressures. Individuals can speak to a trained counsellor either in person or virtually for just £35 per 50-minute session – typically 25% less than similar services currently offered within the BCP area. All…
YMCA Bournemouth has announced its ‘Sleep Easy’ fundraising events, which encourage members of the public to adopt a homeless lifestyle for one night, have raised £211,000 since launching in 2016. The events see schools, groups and businesses set themselves a fundraising target, build a cardboard shelter and sleep rough for one night. Between September 2021…
As a nation, we know it isn’t right that anyone should be left hungry or living in extreme poverty. But whilst we work for long-term change, food banks provide emergency food and compassionate, dignified support to people locked in crisis. At YMCA Bournemouth Family Hubs we are able to provide emergency food bags and…
