Matthew has been living at the YMCA for 6 months. He recently returned from a nine day Cultural Exchange in Agon-Coutainville, France, for 'An Act of Reconciliation' which was funded by Youth In Action and held at the CORE Complex. Matthew told us all about it below:A Bit NervousClare (YMCA LSW’s Resident Participation Officer) told me about the exchange and asked if I wanted to go. I had to com... Read More
People come to us for many reasons. Here Julian tells us about his story and experiences at YMCA LSW and explains how his roller coaster life is starting to slow down.If you would like to support the work of YMCA LSW, you can make a donation, take part in one of our events or become a General Member Read More
For our AGM back in November 2010, a group of residents shared their thoughts on 'Being Homeless'.If you would like to support the work of YMCA LSW, you can make a donation, take part in one of our events or become a General Member Read More
Before I moved in to the YMCA I lived with my mum and her boyfriend. We were arguing a lot and I went a bit wild and was kicked out from school. I wasn’t behaving myself and when I was 18 I was kicked out from home as well. I stayed with a friend at first and after two months I moved in to the YMCA. I have a Support Worker and he has sorted out a lot of problems for me since I moved in. He’s nic... Read More
When I was six months old my mother disappeared. She left my brother and me with the next-door neighbours. At the time my father was starting out as a businessman and for a while we were brought up by a nanny who badly abused us. My brother even more so than myself. One day my grandmother walked in on the nanny throwing my brother down the stairs so we moved in with her for a little while instead ... Read More