Community & Social Justice Education & Young People 2024
YMCA Newcastle

YMCA Newcastle Making an Impact 2023–2024

YMCA Newcastle is a community charity in Newcastle upon Tyne marking its 175th anniversary in 2024, delivering youth work, employability support, community food provision and family services. In 2023–24 it supported 1,074 community members, engaged 736 young people through detached youth work, provided 3,720 meals and distributed 2,695 food and sanitary parcels. The charity secured Youth Investment Fund and People's Postcode Lottery funding to create a new youth centre in Walker and 8 supported housing units for young people, despite a challenging financial year that required closure of trading subsidiaries.

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📋About

Detached and centre-based youth work; school holiday activities for ages 8–18; outreach sports and fitness; creative arts and graffiti projects; sexual health and relationships sessions; crisis support; Rising Stars and Bernicia employability programmes; 1:1 information, advice and guidance; community food provision and warm space; activities for older people and those with learning disabilities; toddler and baby groups Custom geography from upload: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

📊Key Metrics

1,074 community members supported across all services during the year Key Metric 1
736 young people engaged in detached youth work sessions, including 252 new young people not previously known to the organisation Key Metric 2
3,720 meals provided to the local community; 2,695 food and sanitary parcels distributed through the Community Fridge Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 113 people received employability support including 27 through Rising Stars and 61 through the Bernicia programme
  • Youth Investment Fund grant secured to extend and refurbish Walker youth centre with music studio, e-sports room, performing arts and creative arts areas
  • People's Postcode Lottery Innovation Fund grant secured to convert social housing into 8 supported housing studio flats for young people moving on from high-needs accommodation

📍Geography

North East

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