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Closed 11/01/2025

Give Hope This Christmas 2024 : Support Young Lives

Your donation could make a real difference by supporting Southend YMCA to directly benefit vulnerable children, young people, their families, and carers, including those living in poverty and lacking opportunities.

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Closed 11/01/2025

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Southend YMCA is an outstanding registered charity and housing provider based in Southend On Sea and working throughout Essex. We work with children, young people & wider community. Our organisation aims to "stand in the gap" through delivering safe and effective services. ​

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2024 has been a tough year for young people in Southend...

When young people at risk of homelessness arrive at Southend YMCA they often arrive with a carrier bag and a few clothes...

CAN YOU GIVE HOPE THIS CHRISTMAS?

This is not a gift that once opened and used will be discarded. This gift is something special. This gift will give a young person the chance of a brighter future. Your donations will help us give life-changing support to vulnerable young people. We serve the young community without discrimination, we invest in the future of young people, and welcome YOU to join us to do the same.

- £5 would be a welcome contribution to help a resident pay for the ever-increasing energy costs.

- £15 could contribute towards a basic toiletry kit and towel.

- £25 could provide a warm, safe place to sleep.

- £50 could pay for information, advice and counselling sessions.

- £250 could pay for a three-months of mentoring sessions making a permanent difference to the emotional wellbeing and esteem of a child in Southend.

Donation summary

Total
£6,911.40
+ £123.75 Gift Aid
Online
£510.00
Offline
£6,401.40
Direct
£510.00
Fundraisers
£0.00

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