22 February 2022
Lots of work has been going on at our new Glastonbury supported housing project as we start to get it ready for opening and welcoming in our first young people.
Contractors have been on site and things are moving forward. Staff have been making it feel homely in the main lounge; they have also created an art space and a book and games library. The staff involved are so excited... Read more
15 February 2022
We are extremely grateful to The Elizabeth and Prince Zaiger Trust for their very kind donation of £7,000 which has been used to benefit our South Somerset residents in our supported housing projects in many different ways.
The funding has enabled a great deal of happiness, learning and life skills. Here is an example of some of the ways we have spent the money in supporting our young people: Kitchen equipment and learning to cook nutritiously... Read more
11 February 2022
At our Hillside supported housing project we have just installed a composting bin.
Staff have been working with the residents and Support Worker Andy says: “We’ve been learning how we can become more environmentally friendly and installing a composting bin is a great start to our plans for putting in some raised veg... Read more
21 January 2022
The Community Builders have now spent 12 months living alongside young people at Hope Rise in their voluntary community cohesion roles and have played an essential part in the success of the project in its first year.
They have learned many things along the way. Initially they believed that community building would involve an organised series of events and activities, but over time discovered that the most effective community building took place organically and in the moment. ... Read more
20 January 2022
YMCA Brunel are delighted to be opening a new project for 16- and 17-year-old looked after children in Glastonbury in early Spring 2022.
Park Terrace is a spacious Victorian end of terrace town house occupying a prime position within walking distance of the historic town centre and only a couple of miles away from Strode College and Clarke’s village. It will accommodate 5... Read more
19 January 2022
We are thrilled to be mentioned in this article from the Big Issue
https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/cop26-these-zero-carbon-homes-for-homeless-people-offer-a-future-for-green-housing/
19 January 2022
In Frome, we have a lovely local man called Jeremy Wescott who has a radio show called Wescott’s world with Frome FM.
He also donates generous amounts of items to support our young people that he has been donated himself from the local community and further afield. He is a big part of the Frome community. Ryan, one of the young people... Read more
14 January 2022
A special thanks to our local Hunts Food Service and Iceland in Yeovil for their support and wonderful food donations to help us celebrate the Christmas period and New Year!
We were able to lay spreads of buffet food and provide our young people across our Yeovil Cluster and Core projects with a delicious Turkey dinner, along with all the trimmings AND a selection of puddings to choose from for those with a sweeter tooth! We really appreciate donations and... Read more
13 January 2022
A HUGE thank you for all the donations of money and gifts for our residents at Christmas.
Over £2000 was raised through a variety of means, including a quiz night at the White Horse pub in Crewkerne; a bingo night at Tramways in Wells; Maiden Beech Academy non uniform day as well as donations from Somerset Community... Read more
12 January 2022
In the summer of 2021, our Nightstop project was fortunate enough to get the go ahead to set up a counselling service for the young people we are working with here.
Our counsellor started working with us in June and since then has seen a total of eleven young people, seven of which have benefitted from an average of 12 sessions each. Why counselling? Since the start of the pandemic at... Read more
