Help us by nominating us!
You could help us win £1,000 – simply click on the following link: https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/– Then click on: “Nominate a Charity”– Type in our charity number: 1077798– Select “Poverty” in the drop down boxThen fill out your details and submit! You might be the winning vote! Thank you
YMCA BURTON ZOOM QUIZ NIGHT
We have just announced details for our next online event! Please join us for our online zoom quiz on Tuesday 18th May. Teams of up to 4 players (You will all need to be in the same room/garden to play. (Lockdown rules due to change 17th May) No fee to register but an opportunity to […]
YMCA Burton’s longest member of staff retires
Kath Stokes has been working as an ancillary team member since YMCA Burton since 1988. She has helped change the lives of hundreds of residents and rough sleepers who have come through its doors. She joined the Charity shortly after it opened the first Housing Project in the town for young people called Milton House. […]
YMCA pays tribute to Lord Frank Judd
It is with great sadness that YMCA learns of the passing of Lord Frank Judd. Lord Judd was the President of YMCA England between 1996 and 2005 and was a passionate advocate for young people. He spoke hundreds of times in Parliament about the need to provide positive support and interventions in young people’s […]
Shops re-open!
Our Four shops have all re-opened now! Anti bac gel, one way systems and social distancing measures all in place so please do pop along and see our friendly staff and volunteers – they have missed you dearly!
Overdue investment and further funding cuts risk leaving youth services stranded at crisis point
New analysis by YMCA England and Wales shows that Local Authority spending on youth services in 2019/20 in England was £372.12m, a further reduction of 6% year-on-year. This means that since 2010/11 funding for youth services has been cut by 73%. Not only do these continued cuts come at a time when demand for youth […]
Read our latest blog!
Read our latest blog by our Chaplain Grace here Grace talks about the tradition of Pancake day and new beginnings #pancakes #pancakeday2021 #Charity #CharityBlog
27,045 meals were given out by our Foodbank during 2020
27,045 meals were given out by our Foodbank during 2020 – thank you everyone who helps to support it. If you need to access our foodbank, it is open seven days a week and available from our Reconnect building. Click here for more details on our Foodbank #Foodbank #Charity
January update from YMCA Burton
Just a little update from us…. – We are still open for food parcels – We are still open for rough sleepers winter provision (call 0800 1303415 for details on how to access this) – We are still open for Food donations only – Our furniture shops are currently closed and cannot […]
