Crash Pad Project – Now Open

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YMCA St Helens is working in partnership with St Helens Council to provide the Crash Pads project for people sleeping rough in St Helens. The Crash Pad is the new service for rough sleepers, its intention is to prevent rough sleeping and provide a safe place for people to stay in an emergency and support…

St Helens Community Carol Service

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This Advent, please join us for the Community Carol Service at St Helens Parish Church on Thursday 20th December at 11am -12noon with refreshments available afterwards. Salisbury House (Salvation Army), YMCA St Helens and The Hope Centre are coming together to host a very special Carol Service. You are all most welcome and we hope…

St Helens Colour Run

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Y Sports, a part of YMCA St Helens has organised the first St Helens Colour Run in collaboration with delivery partners St Helens Sports Development and the Saints Community Foundation. The St Helens Colour Run is a Non-competitive family fun event taking place over a 4KM route. Participants are encouraged to run, jog, walk or…

Refurbishment enters the final phase

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YMCA St Helens has been busy delivering an extensive refurbishment project across our first stage accommodation over the past few years and we are now just entering the final stage. The refurbishment was needed to ensure that all the accommodation was not only fit for purpose but provided a comfortable temporary home for everyone who…

Y Sports Boxing Feedback

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As the Y Sports Programme continues to develop, we recently received a fantastic testimonial from Gary Crickson at Forge Fitness in Rainhill:   “I am Gary Crickson, owner of Forge Fitness in Rainhill which runs the YMCA Youth Sports funded Boxing Fitness classes for 15-18yr olds on Mondays at 5-6pm and 10-14yr olds on Wednesdays…

Great Feedback for Y Sports

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Y Sports is coming to the end of its first year, promoting sport with young people across St Helens and we have just had some fantastic feedback from our partners at West Park RFC.   Stuart Holland from West Park got in touch with us to say that both the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions that…