Youth Projects

Outreach to Our Communities' Vunerable Youth

 
City YMCA, London constantly strive to provide services which are relevant and accessible to young people. The projects we currently provide are:
 
 
The Drum Sexual Health Service (website coming soon)
 
The Drum Sexual Health Service offers a free drop-in clinical service for young people under the age of 21, and no appointment is necessary.  The clinic provides condfidential STI testing, treatment, contraception and information.  The clinic is located at the Drum, 167 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JT and is open Monday 18.30 - 20.30 and Tuesday 17.30 - 20.30.  The Drum Sexual Health Service also offers free training and education to local youth clubs and other organisations working with young people.  For more information call us on 020 7549 0475.
  
 
Tolerance in Diversity (website coming soon)
 
Tolerance in Diversity aims to promote and foster tolerance and good community relations by providing opportunities for young people to be able to openly discuss, identify and challenge racism and other forms of discrimination within themselves and their communities, including that against race, gender, sexual orientation, faith, religion, disability, appearance and social class.
 
Tolerance in Diversity recruits volunteer peer workers aged 16-24yrs, and delivers youth-led projects for 11-18 year olds in schools, youth clubs and community centres in London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hackney.  The project is located at: Limehouse Youth Centre, Limehouse Causeway, London E14 8AG.
 
 
City YMCA Youth Projects (website coming soon)
 
City YMCA deleivers a range of other youth projects and programmes, including: 
  • Holloway Youth Works - The Holloway Youth Works  is a community-based youth project working with young people aged 11-21 years old who live in the Junction and St. George’s Wards of North Islington.  This project delivers detached (street-based youth work), and works with young people to create their own pieces of work through which they are able to learn new skills and get new experiences. To participate simply contact us on 0207 614 5068. 

 

  • The Drum  - The Drum is City YMCA’s multi-disciplinary youth facility based at 167 Whitecross Street, London EC1Y 8JT. It is home to Drum Youth Works, Drum Works, Drum Sexual Health and Brandon Centre Counselling.  

 

  • Drum Youth Works is a community-based youth project working with young people aged 11-21 years old who live in the Bunhill Ward of South Islington. The project works with young people to create their own pieces of work through which they are able to learn new skills and get new experiences. To participate simply contact us on 020 7549 0473. 

 

  •  The Brandon Centre Counselling offers free one-to-one or group counselling sessions to young people aged 12-21.  The Brandon Centre Counselling is run by the Brandon Centre and housed at the Drum For an appointment or for more information contact 020 7549 0473.   

       

  • The Drum Works  is a programme that helps young people get skills and confidence to gain employment or education.  It is open to anyone aged 16-19 who lives in Islington and is currently not in education, employment or traininig (NEET).  To participate contact us on 020 754 047.

 

  • Football Works is an exciting new football project which integrates the work of the Drum Works and Holloway Detached Youth Work projects. We are delivering it alongside partnership organisations Access to Sports, Aqua Terra and London Youth.

 

  • Tolerance in Diversity – Hackney  is based on the success of the Tower Hamlets Tolerance in Diversity programme, City YMCA has recently been awarded a contract to replicate its work in the London Borough of Hackney starting in December 2009. Using a range of positive activities, we use group work focus projects to assist young people explore issues of crime and discrimination and how it affects them and their community.

  

Volunteering Opportunities
 
City YMCA, London regulary engages with volunteers and youth work placements in our delivery. If you are interested in volunteering or completing a work placement with any of City YMCA's youth projects, are over the age of 16, please contact us on  020 7614 5133.