Our FYV Youth Commissioner Marion shares her experiences of Southend YMCA and the projects and initiatives she's been a part of... "Being...

At Bump to Breast we have adapted in various ways to be able to continue to support families during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have been...

Southend YMCA has been chosen by Sainsbury's Local on Southchurch Road to receive Help Brighten a Million Christmases donations. We are...

Would you like to be part of making local history? All around the world people are documenting this year in some way and Southend YMCA is...

UK Parliament Week is an annual festival that engages people from across the UK with their UK Parliament, explores what it means to them...

Southend YMCA & FYV are marked Black History Month 2020 by hosting a family quiz! Our quiz was aimed to challenge how much people really...

Our FYV Youth Commissioners marked this years #suicidepreventionmonth by hand making tags with messages of hope and placing them around Sout

Young musical talent from around the world will come together in a global online music event aimed at highlighting mental health and wellbei

We'd like to congratulate Andy Wilkins on his appointment of Vice-Chair of Leigh-On-Sea Town Council.

Passion and Creativity books The Diary of Frida Kahlo – By Frida Kahlo Published here in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated...

Health and Wellbeing books Mad Girl – By Bryony Gordon Bryony Gordon has OCD. It's the snake in her brain that has told her ever since...

Skills & Training books Young Revolutionary – By Chanice Lee Are you a teenager aspiring to make a change in your community or beyond?...

Voice and Empowerment books How I resist – By Maureen Johnson An all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by...

Based on a true story, ‘A harvest of thorns’ tells the horrific story of a fire breaking out in a Bangladeshi factory, and the journeys ....

Our competition encouraging young people to create a face covering has been won by a design that allows deaf people to lip read.

Young musicians from our All In Music proudly supported Southend Youth Pride 2020 showcasing their talent and passions through music.

It's been a really exciting few weeks here at Southend YMCA. Our Face It competition has seen many inspiring face covering designs ...

Our new competition Face It launched this week and we have already seen some wonderful entries flood in from young people across Southend...

Southend YMCA's newest initiative FYV 'Find Your Voice' brings together a team of young people and professionals to deliver a framework for

We've launched a safe and secure place for young people to chat about issues that affect them. Sign up to our Youth Forum here. ..