As a charity in need, we decided to look to our supporters for any help they could offer and launched our “Right Now” fundraising campaign.
We felt it was important that people knew that although the country had come to a halt, YMCA North Tyneside was still dedicated to providing support to anyone who needed it, particularly in such a challenging period.
Our Supported Housing team continued to work with homeless young people, giving them a place to stay, as well as providing ongoing training and education via zoom and through socially distanced one to one’s.
They also created a digital portal to help the young people book activities online as well as having a hub where they could find help and advice on dealing with lockdown.
Our Youth and Play team also offered online communications for local schools, providing one to one support to pupils and teachers. The team also gathered up a group of volunteers and provided street-based interventions and small support groups for those young people who were having a particularly tough time at home.
*At Ambers request, we have used an actor in the photograph.
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