The work in supporting young people around Coventry and Warwickshire by the YMCA is only made possible by the generous contributions of the public, grants made by various funding bodies and contracts for the delivery of specific pieces of work. We express our deepest gratitude for all the funding assistance that has been provided by all of our current partners including those listed here. If you would like to explore becoming one of our partners then please contact :
Andy Winter
Chief Executive
Children in Need
BBC Children in Need has supported our work over the last three years by way of a grant that has enabled us to deliver support to young people through a life skills programme. The commitment of the funder towards helping young people build a better future within their local communities is greatly valued and will, we hope, be continued.
Communities against Guns, Gangs and Knives
The Home Office is the source of funding that supports specific pieces of work that are embedded into our projects with young people that operate across the Association and which are designed to reduce the involvement by young people in violent behaviour.
Coventry City Council
Over the years Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA and Coventry City Council have been close partners and have worked together to help bring new opportunities to support children and young people in Coventry. Coventry City Council is a significant partner and their contributions by way of encouragement, grants, and awards of direct delivery of specific contracts have helped us sustain and develop our work.
Douglas Wood Trust
The Douglas Wood Trust has provided funding to support the development of a small horticultural project that has operated in Rugby and that has given a group of young people a different opportunity to develop horticultural skills whilst also negaging in the buidling of relationships and the development of life skills that will last well beyond the project itself.
GAP Foundation
The GAP Foundation has been an important partner and a welcome funder for our Association for several years and is integral in helping support the youth and community work that the organisation provides within its operations.
Orbit Heart of England
Orbit Heart of England are one of the largest Midlands-based Registered Social Landlords. The Pridmore Community Centre (Priddy Place) in Coventry has been generously provided by Orbit Heart of England to act as a hub for youth and community work within the area.
Rugby Borough Council
We have been funded by Rugby Borough Council to co-ordinate the Rugby Youth Consortium since 2009. This work will continue until August 2012. We have been involved in supporting the development of youth work services and the design and delivery of youth work volunteer training in Rugby.
Supporting People
Supporting People is a contracted programme that targets good support to young people in need and we do this within our housing projects. Our housing work in projects across Coventry and Rugby deliver work that is funded by Supporting People.
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
The 29th May Charitable Trust is providing invaluable support that has assured continuing work with young people at Willenhall, Coventry.