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What are Pronouns and why they are important?
Joshua Pemberton (please use my name/they/she), Support and Advice Team Leader at YMCA DownsLink Group Brighton and chair of the Gender and Sexuality Forum […]
OnlyFans: What is it and how does it affect young people?
OnlyFans has recently been talked about in the news, which may leave you wondering what it is and how it affects young people. OnlyFans […]
Thought for the Week: Eid Mubarak!
Our West Sussex Chaplain, Samantha Burton, shares her thought for the week on the Eid ul-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the Muslim festive […]
Tackling youth homelessness: YMCA DownsLink Group transforming young lives in your community
“Just walking through the doors of the YMCA and seeing the staff and the residents and having banter with them and talking to them. […]
Thought for the week: Self compassion
Samantha Burton, West Sussex Chaplain, treats us to an excerpt from a book she’s recently read: Honesty over Silence – It’s OK not to be […]
Supporting young people in a pandemic: A keyworker’s view
During the first lockdown in May 2020, one of our amazing resident Project Workers Karina was featured on BBC South East talking about the […]
Thought for the week – Community
Elly McKay-Smith, East Sussex Chaplain, shares her thoughts this week on the importance and power of community. Our team of volunteer Chaplains help the […]
Overcoming challenges: A young person shares their story
A resident in YMCA DownsLink Group supported accommodation, Bill, shares his story of overcoming challenges and looking to the future. What brought you to […]
