The Y’s vision is for every homeless young person to have a safe place to call home and the support they need to create lasting change in their lives.

For a young person, we know that having a roof over their head is only the first step towards building their resilience and aspirations. Many have experienced trauma, abuse, bereavement or family breakdown and
arrive at The Y with low educational achievement, poor mental health and low self-esteem.

120 young people are housed by The Y every night where they get help to deal with their problems and develop the skills to live independently.

Examples of how your money can help:
£10 will buy a welcome pack of essentials when a young person arrives with no belongings
£80 could buy interview clothes and shoes
£275 could pay for a month of specialist support for a young person who has suffered abuse.

You can watch a short video about some of the young people supported by the Y here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHBCwp9J4ig

You will be helping a young person to leave homelessness behind for good!