YMCA Leicestershire Impact Report 2022–23

YMCA Leicestershire provides supported housing and wraparound services for young people aged 16–25 experiencing homelessness in Leicester, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. In 2022–23 it housed 183 young people across 109 rooms, delivered 6,349 visits through its YASC drop-in service, and ran the Chance 2 Change street mentoring programme with 460 sessions for young people vulnerable to serious violent crime. It also operates a children's home, a heritage youth employment programme and The Y Theatre — named Best Large Venue at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards — which welcomed 21,146 visitors across 192 events.

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Supported housing for young people aged 16–25 including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC); children's home for ages 14–17; Complex Needs Team delivering trauma-informed support; Chance 2 Change street-based youth mentoring for those involved in or vulnerable to serious violent crime; YASC homeless drop-in with food, IT support, mental health access and partner agency surgeries; Y Heritage youth employment programme; The Y Theatre arts venue and community space Custom geography from upload: Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 183 young people housed during the year across 109 rooms for ages 16–25

Key Metric 2 6,349 total visits to the Y Advice and Support Centre (YASC) drop-in service across 256 days of delivery; 718 food parcels provided

Key Metric 3 21,146 people attended shows at The Y Theatre across 192 unique events

Key Outcomes

100% improvement in wellbeing and access to services for residents supported by the Complex Needs Team
460 mentoring sessions delivered through Chance 2 Change to young people involved in or at risk of serious violent crime across Leicester city and county
71 residents engaged in work readiness sessions; 7 young people secured heritage sector jobs through the Y Heritage Legacy programme