We are appealing for the Dorset community to spread some Christmas cheer by giving a gift to those in need this festive period. Our 17th ‘Prezzies for Rezzies’ campaign launches today, where we encourage members of the public to write Christmas cards and donate gifts for residents of our supported housing services. Last year, 114 residents…
AFCB recently donated £1,000 towards much needed equipment for the Townsend Youth Partnership. The Townsend Youth Partnership is situated on the Townsend estate in Bournemouth. The Partnership provides a safe place for young people to go, providing positive opportunities for them to develop personal and social/interpersonal skills. Open and detached youth work is provided from…
We’re pleased to announce that Wessex Packaging is supporting the YMCA’s ‘Sleep Easy Challenge’ events in Dorset. Organised by YMCA Bournemouth, a Bournemouth based charity, the ‘Sleep Easy Challenge’ encourages schools, businesses and individuals, to raise funds for the charity, by “sleeping rough for one night, so others don’t have to”. The YMCA Bournemouth has…
In late June, local family lawyers across Hampshire and Dorset came together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Resolution. Resolution, set up in 1982 as the Solicitors Family Law Association, is a national body of family lawyers committed to promoting a constructive approach to resolving family law issues. The organisation now has over 6,500 members…
YMCA Bournemouth are delighted to have worked positively with the team at Fitness First (Poole) over the last two weeks to successfully arrange the rescue of this fitness club. YMCA will be operating the club as a local organisation under a new name from 1st September 2023. All those involved, including the valued staff located at…
Poole-based girls’ school and sixth form, Parkstone Grammar has raised a total of £8,576.45 (including Gift Aid) as part of our annual Sleep Easy events. Students adopted a homeless lifestyle for one night, constructing shelters out of cardboard and camping out overnight with peers and teachers to raise awareness of the difficulties of rough sleeping…
Our service has expanded in 2023 to support more individuals in our local community YMCA Bournemouth has reported an all-time high demand for our counselling services, after delivering more than 450 sessions in the first quarter of 2023 alone – an increase from 217 sessions during the same period in 2021. Anxiety accounted for 40%…
Over the past months, we have been enhancing our stunning and popular Sandyholme House retreat in Studland, Dorset through extensive upgrade works. Sandyholme sleeps up to 28 people and offers the ideal getaway for all – from youth groups and churches to charities and large families. Located a five-minute walk from the beach, the retreat…
This year’s theme for National Apprenticeship is ‘Skills for Life’ – something which rings true with our own apprenticeship programme. For more than 25 years, we have been providing long-term career opportunities at The Junction, with 25 individuals having completed apprenticeships over the past eight years. Each person that has embarked on our programme has…
This year, we have dealt with an unprecedented demand for our support services – with over 2,000 sessions delivered for housing support and counselling services so far. We have been dedicated to tackling various social concerns in the county, from housing and education to health and wellbeing, which have only been exacerbated by the cost-of-living…
