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YMCA Norfolk secures £500k grant from the National Lottery Community Fund for 3-year ‘Life Ready Work Ready’ programme
YMCA Norfolk is delighted to announce that they have been awarded £490,298 in grant funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver a county-wide training, education and employment programme. Life Ready Work Ready will reach homeless and vulnerable young people, aged 16-25, across Norwich, Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn, providing vital coaching support alongside…
Our new campaign to celebrate staff and volunteers
This campaign celebrates the small things their staff and volunteers do that have a huge impact in transforming the lives of young people across the county. The YMCA has been established in Norfolk since 1856 supporting and advising various communities. Now, it provides accommodation for young people facing homelessness, provides wellbeing support in the community,…
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Muddy Puddles Nursery receives ‘good’ news on first visit from Ofsted
Muddy Puddles Nursery, YMCA Norfolk’s first childcare provision, was recently awarded a rating of ‘Good’ in their first Ofsted report – in which staff were praised for their ‘warm and engaging manner’ and ability to ‘deliver a broad curriculum.’ The 90-place nursery opened in April 2021, and quickly became popular among both parents and children.…
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YMCA Norfolk’s ‘Umbrella’ housing service awarded £60,000 grant for positive activities programme
Image from left to right: Susie Knights, YMCA Norfolk Marketing and Fundraising Manager, John Lee, YMCA Norfolk CEO, Stephen Brooks, YMCA Norfolk Community Housing Officer, Mike Spalding, Norfolk Freemasons Communications Officer, Damien Woolston, YMCA Norfolk Community Housing Manager, Stephen Allen, Head of the Norfolk Freemasons. YMCA Norfolk have successfully secured £60,000 in funding to deliver…
King’s Lynn SOS Bus praised by community as a ‘life-saver,’ supporting more than 24,000 people in the last year
YMCA Norfolk’s SOS Bus service in King’s Lynn has been praised by members of the public as a “life saver” to the local community, offering a much-needed alternative to calling emergency service units which are under mounting pressure. The SOS Bus, commissioned and funded by the Integrated Care Board, operates every Friday and Saturday night…
The true cost of inflation for homeless and vulnerable young people in Norwich
With inflation at a 41-year high, young people across the UK continue to be one of the hardest hit demographics affected by the cost of living crisis and economic fall-out from COVID-19. YMCA Norfolk, the longest-standing youth charity in the county, were keen to reflect on the impact of the cost of living with their…
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Norwich fundraisers sleep rough in the snow raising over £13,000 for YMCA Norfolk
YMCA Norfolk held their annual Sleep Easy fundraising event on Friday 10 March, where more than 40 supporters joined hundreds of people across the country in sleeping anywhere but their bed to raise awareness of the thousands of young people made homeless each year. Participants joined a team from Ashton Legal – who sponsored the…
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Sleep rough on 10 March so young people like Hannah don’t have to
YMCA Norfolk is calling on the Norfolk community to take on their Sleep Easy fundraising challenge – asking supporters to sleep rough for one night to raise vital funds and awareness for youth homelessness. The charity is set to host Sleep Year 2023 on Friday 10 March at YMCA Norfolk’s Community Hub on Aylsham Road…
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We’re expanding: could you be YMCA Norfolk’s new Chaplain?
YMCA Norfolk are seeking a new part-time Chaplain to work across the county delivering pastoral support to both staff and young people, to build on the inspiring work of previous chaplains and pastoral support. Chaplaincy work is key area of delivery for the charity, which has a distinctive Christian ethos – enabling people to develop…
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