Ways to support

Support from Charitable Trusts and Foundations has made a huge difference to Y Care International's work with young people around the world, and we are always keen to work with Trusts and Foundations to find suitable projects for support.

What your Trust or Foundation can support

Youth-focused development work overseas

We can use your donation for a specific project overseas. By working through the global YMCA movement we can ensure that we work with local communities on long-term, sustainable and genuinely effective development programmes that benefit disadvantaged and marginalised young people.

Emergency relief and post-crisis rehabilitation

When there is a disaster YMCAs around the globe are able to mobilise quickly and effectively. Because YMCAs are community-based organisations with a support base of skilled people and volunteers, they are in the best position to identify their communities' needs in emergencies. They are also committed to long-term rehabilitation and development years after other agencies might leave.

Global Youth Work in the UK and Ireland

In the UK and Ireland we work with marginalised and disadvantaged young people, many of whom are residents of YMCAs. These groups can make local-global links between the issues affecting them personally and the problems affecting young people across the developing world. We raise awareness of and interest in international development through global youth work programmes and facilitating young people's involvement in our campaigning and lobbying.

General Donations

Many of the Trusts and Foundations that support us have chosen to donate to our general funds. This income allows us to respond quickly and creatively to the needs of our partners, whether it be piloting an innovative project, or extending the grant of a successful programme to ensure that a short gap in funding does not mean that years of knowledge and experience are lost.

Find out more

If you would like to find out more or would like detailed information on a specific project please contact Sarah Owen, Fundraising Officer by email or phone: 020 7549 3175