Reece was verbally and physically bullied throughout his teenage years, leaving him with depression and anxiety. Unable to confide in his friends and not wanting to worry his Mum, the 18-year-old from Birmingham felt there was nobody he could trust. Fortunately, Reece was able to start attending Virtually Minded, a programme run by the YMCA…
Sutton Coldfield is set to host its first Comic Con event on Saturday 27th October ahead of the MCM Birmingham Comic Con at the NEC in November. The FREE event, organised by YMCA Sutton Coldfield will showcase the comic book and graffiti inspired artwork produced by local Sutton teenagers as part of a new project launched…
In the week that Prince William visited Palestine on the first official royal tour, local charity YMCA Sutton Coldfield were busy hosting their own peace programme as part of a cultural youth exchange to the Royal town of Sutton Coldfield with 15 young Palestinians. The group, aged 18 to 25, arrived from Bethlehem on the…
At a time when funding cuts threaten our much needed community youth services, the YMCA Youth Works initiative steps up to the challenge, celebrating the success of youth workers across the city in Birmingham’s very first Youth Works Awards Ceremony. The Awards Ceremony for 100 guests took place on the 27th June at the Clayton Hotel,…
Unearthing treasure April 2018, Mark Chester, Space2think “Young carers aren’t going to go to an office in school to report that they are young carers”, says Aphra Lewin, team leader of YMCA Sutton Coldfield’s RELEASE project. “You wouldn’t go to a teacher who has recently told you off or given you a bad grade.” It…
Local people have helped to raise over £8,500 so far for YMCA Sutton Coldfield at a fundraising event last Friday night that saw people spending the whole night in a DIY cardboard bed in the Gracechurch Centre. More than 50 people took part at the event on 23rd March including local Cllr Clare Horrocks, helping…
YMCA Sutton Coldfield is calling on local residents to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to help prevent youth homelessness. The local children and young people’s charity, which has worked in Sutton Coldfield for the past 118 years, is hosting a Sleep Easy fundraiser in Gracechurch Shopping Centre on 23rd March 2018….
With funding from Big Lottery Fund and Sheldon Trust, we are launching a new initiative as part of our ‘Triple A’ Youth Work Project. The project will target and work intensively and holistically with young men aged 10-19 years old and their families in Kingstanding, Falcon Lodge, Oscott. We are looking for a committed, highly…
Christmas came early this week for a group of Young Carers attending the YMCA Sutton Coldfield Release Project on Saturday 16th December. Carers received gorgeous gift boxes donated by members of the local Sutton & Boldmere community containing essential toiletries as well as a few extra treats in time for Christmas. The YMCA Carers Case…
Over 120 Youth Workers came together for a meeting of minds at Edgbaston Cricket Ground this week in the first of a series of events aimed at celebrating youth work and young people across Birmingham. The conference, co-hosted by the YMCA Sutton Coldfield and funded by the Big Lottery Fund, saw the launch of “Youth…
