 Since the first lockdown we have provided Supported Housing to 29 young people.
Delivered over 20 sessions of youth work and engaged with 100's of young people, parents and professionals. Its been a challenging year, but it has provided some positive opportunities. Our fantastic Board and Staff have continued to work hard to develop our charity, but we still have lots of work to do. Number 4 Water Skellgate is nearly finished and it will soon provide a home for 3 young people. We recieve calls every week from those who are in need of housing or support. We are proud, excited but need a boost. So with spring on the horizon we are launching our next campaign. Run or walk 5K, donate £5 and nominate 5 friends. Its simple. All funds raised will support young people in Ripon. Tell us your stories, share your photos and join in.  Ripon YMCA are working with the Princes Trust to offer a 6 week course helping young people develop employability and personal development skills. Workshops will take place weekly with some one to one sessions for individual support and development. This course is for 16 to 25 year olds who are not in education, employment or training. Groups of 6 young people will work together to develop teamwork, communication and personal development skills. Young people will receive a £20 voucher after participation over two weeks and a further £30 at the end of the project, along with a L1 qualification awarded by the Princes Trust. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Click the blue text below for more info and an application form: Ripon YMCA Achieve Course Information sheet and application form This work has been funded by the Coronavirus Recovery Fund administered by Two Ridings Community Foundation  We are proud to announce that we have secured a grant of £15,000 from the Coronavirus Community Fund from Two Ridings Community Foundation to deliver Youth Work in Ripon. We are pleased to be working closely with Inspire Youth and the Children and Families Team at NYCC to develop our plans. If you want to be involved please get in touch. We will be looking for volunteers to support the project and will perhaps recruit some session workers. Please complete our survey for young people or parents, so we can respond to and make this project a success. Survey for Young People and Parents   We know that lockdown and uncertainty around Coronavirus has had a significant impact on the mental health of young people. Young people in Ripon are reporting that their top 2 concerns are their uncertain future and mental health worries. These courses will explore the most common mental health concerns faced by young people today, and provide resources and information on how to support individuals experiencing poor mental health. The sessions are ideal for parents or those who work with young people, however all community members are welcome. These basic sessions will last around 2 hours with an opportunity for discussions to take place afterwards with the YMCA staff and attendees.
Our course will cover the following areas:
Monday 5th October - 1:30 pm start Monday 12th October - 10 am start Monday 19th October - 5:30 pm start All sessions will be held at Ripon Community House. Please note due to restrictions of the building there is no lift available and you will be required to access the training up a flight of stairs. We will be sharing some Covid Secure guidelines closer to the course dates. These are likely to include the use of face masks when moving around the buildings. We will have basic refreshments available. To book a place please e-mail emma@riponymca.org with your preferred date, your name and a contact number.  We work in partnership with a number of organisation as part of the Young Peoples Pathway for Housing. Since March 2020 over 170 young people lived in Pathway placements or YMCA housing in North Yorkshire.
This brief report shows some of the things we have done. Please get in contact if you want more details about how we have supported 20 young people through these challenging times.  We are working with others to explore the needs and wants of Young People in Ripon.
Please can you complete our quick survey to tell us your thoughts and feelings. We have 2 surveys, one for Young People aged 11 to 25 and the other for Parents or Carers of Young People. Young Peoples Survey Parents and Carers Survey  As part of Volunteers Week its vital to recognise the wide range of volunteers who support organisations in our community. Lucy who is the CEO of Ripon YMCA describes the value that volunteers bring to their work. “We have a range of volunteers who help in both formal and informal roles. Our Trustee Board who oversee our work are a group of people who dedicate their skills, knowledge and expertise to supporting our work. We meet as a full board every few months, but also have smaller sub groups to oversee important areas of work such as finance and staffing. In recent months we have met online and their input is invaluable. For a small charitable organisation we, alongside many others, have needed to deal with significant challenges since lockdown and the Coronavirus outbreak. Our community hall is now unused. Groups, sport sessions and clubs who used to meet at the YMCA are not able to now, and this income has stopped. Our tenants, all between the ages of 16 and 25 are in limbo. Those who were in work, now redundant or furloughed. With limited support networks, friends and family they are really feeling the isolation of lockdown. One of the first volunteers I spoke to following lockdown was a lovely lady from Two Ridings Community Foundation. They had released a Coronavirus Community Fund, which we quickly applied for. The funding was granted to enable us to develop welfare packs for our tenants, full of puzzles, books, treats and snacks. Also vital equipment to enable us to stay in touch with our tenants when working remotely. Since March we have also seen our wonderful Fundraisings Volunteers continue their work. We had to cancel our annual Sleep Easy on the 28th of March, but we still had a group of volunteers who slept out in their back gardens and on floors to raise funds and awareness of homelessness. More recently our fundraising group organised an online quiz. The event was a great success raising much needed funds for our House to Home project, which will see No4 Water Skellgate becoming habitable once more. In these difficult times we have been supported by a wide range people in the community. People have offered meals, baked cakes, shopped for tenants, shopped for our staff, offered kindness and support. Others have donated money or provided a listening ear or an encouraging text. But back to our Trustees. They volunteer their time and expertise to ensure that Ripon YMCA continues to develop and provide good services to those we serve. At the moment we are working through challenges and exploring opportunities, and this is only possible due to the commitment and support from our Trustees. I would like to thank all the volunteers who support us, our work and have helped us fundraise in recent years.  Ripon YMCA Mental Health Awareness Training
Ripon YMCA is passionate about raising awareness and tackling the stigma of Mental Health. We are running a number of Mental Health Awareness sessions available for anyone in our community. It is widely reported that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem each year. And in young people suicide is the most common cause of death for boys aged 5 to 19 years old. Our aim is to provide a basic free course that will increase the knowledge and understanding of Mental Health amongst members of our community and will cater for parents, professionals, volunteers and community members. Groups will be limited to 10 people and the training will be informal. Our course will cover the following areas:
These courses will be held at Ripon YMCA. You will receive further information when you book a place. This basic awareness course will not provide accreditation or a formal certificate in Mental Health. We can provide information of where to seek professional and accredited qualifications. We will not be discussing individual circumstances or case studies as part of the training and will expect participants to understand the limitations of the course.
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