Posted on Monday, January 20th, 2020 in Youth & Community. No Comments
One of our young residents, Carl, has been accepted onto International Citizen Service (ICS) through one of their delivery partners, Restless Development UK. He’ll head […]
Posted on Thursday, April 4th, 2019 in Youth & Community. No Comments
Period poverty is very sadly on the rise in the UK. According to research by Plan International, 1 in 10 girls between 14 and 21 […]
Posted on Monday, October 9th, 2017 in Youth & Community. No Comments
Mental health difficulties are costing young people their education, their employment prospects and without support, are costing them their lives. On World Mental Health Day […]
Posted on Monday, July 31st, 2017 in Youth & Community. No Comments
We are delighted to announce that Berkeley Insurance Group have nominated The Y as their chosen Charity of The Year. This year The Y [...]
Posted on Monday, July 31st, 2017 in Youth & Community. No Comments
We are delighted to announce that NatWest Leicestershire Business Banking Team have nominated The Y as their chosen Charity of The Year. Earlier this [...]
Posted on Monday, July 31st, 2017 in Our Supporters, Youth & Community. No Comments
So the 21st of June is now famous in Leicester for two reasons… One… like everywhere else, it’s the Summer Solstice, but Two… unlike [...]
Posted on Friday, March 24th, 2017 in Youth & Community. No Comments
Working with young offenders is an important area of focus because these young people have a high chance of becoming homeless and increasingly marginalised. We […]
Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 in Our Supporters, Youth & Community. No Comments
The amount of Christmas donations that we have received this December has totally overwhelmed both staff and residents here at The Y. Donations included festively […]
Posted on Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 in Our Supporters, Youth & Community. No Comments
So 2016 saw The Y, team up (several times) with the young people who were on National Citizen Service. And boy… are we glad we […]
Posted on Friday, October 14th, 2016 in Youth & Community. No Comments
14th October 2016 Today we welcomed our former President Iris Watson to open our 4th move-on house. These houses provide an important last stepping [...]