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Support & Advice

A safe place to talk and get help through guided groups, mentoring, counselling, and mental health services.

Sometimes the offer of a listening ear can be the first step to overcoming a crisis, or to prevent a crisis from occurring in the first place.

Sometimes people have experienced real trauma and have nowhere left to turn, and sometimes they just need some guidance to think an issue through and make a good decision.

YMCA is there for every young person in the community, supporting them through good and difficult times with a wide range of services.

YMCA provides qualified guidance to help 69,135 people build — or rebuild — their belief in themselves and a bright future.

YMCAs services includes (number of participants):

Employment and careers advice –4,524
Mentoring service – 1,005
Mental health education and advice – 2,392
Mental health counselling – 3,001
Sexual health advice – 8,309
Drug and alcohol advice and counselling – 1,573
Welfare and benefits advice – 3,720
Housing advice – 4,049
Food banks and pantries– 7,693

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Whatever the situation, everybody should have somebody who supports them when needed.

people helped through qualified guidance at YMCA every year.

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Health & Wellbeing

Gyms, sport and recreation for fitness, and community hubs for classes, social connection and collaborations.

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Family & Youth Work

Creating positive outcomes with children and young people in their communities, and support for families with nursery, daycare, holiday and year-round programmes.

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