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Stephen Lawrence Day – A Legacy for Change

Today, Thursday 22 April, is Stephen Lawrence Day. The date was first marked in 2019 and takes place annually on the date of Stephen’s […]
Child Criminal Exploitation

WiSE Up to Criminal Exploitation of Young People in Brighton & Hove

Have you ever thought about how drugs arrive in and move around Brighton?  Did you know that children are used by organised crime groups […]
YMCA Downslink Challenge

The YMCA DownsLink Challenge is here!

Introducing the YMCA DownsLink Challenge! Every night we provide a safe home to over 750 young people in your community. Each and everyone has […]
YMCA DownsLink Resident

What is Chaplaincy at YMCA DownsLink Group? How does it make a difference?

What does Chaplaincy really mean to the young people we support? One of our residents who has recently ‘moved on’ to a transitional property […]

Interview with Hannah Peckham, best selling author of Conker the Chameleon

One of our YMCA Dialogue counsellors Hannah Peckham has recently published a book to help younger children understand and talk about their emotions – Conker […]

Looking forward with hope this Easter

After a difficult year, Lucy McGrath, YMCA DownsLink Group’s lead chaplain, reflects on what Easter signifies for her. “Unless a grain of wheat falls […]

Launch of Y’s Girls Mentoring – volunteering opportunity

Y’s Girls Mentoring is our new community-led mentoring programme implemented in Brighton & Hove.  We are one of ten YMCAs across the UK implementing […]

Room to Rant on the Radio

Alan Smithson, counsellor with Room to Rant, tells us about his project and shares some news of two local young men featuring on BBC […]

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