Young People

Sussex Central YMCA Housing Advice Drop In

If you are homeless or having problems in your current housing, and are aged 16-25 the Sussex Central YMCA can help. Our Housing Advice drop-in at Ovest House offers advice on all aspects of housing and homelessness for young people.

Come down to our friendly drop-in centre to talk to one of our advisors or call the housing team on 01273 828828

NEW TIME! 18 and over Drop In: Monday - Friday, 9am-12pm 

Under 18s Drop In: Monday - Friday, 1pm-4.30pm

Sussex Central YMCA Volunteers

Want to get involved in your local community? Can you offer some of your time enthusiastically and regularly? If so, there are so many ways to get involved in all our different projects at Sussex Central YMCA.

Please browse our wide selection of vacancies below to find the right opportunity for you...

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Volunteer Vacancies

 

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For volunteering opportunities please contact Human Resources (01273 222550, hr@sussexcentralymca.org.uk).

Get Advice at Sussex Central YMCA

Please come down to our advice centres and talk to an advisor. We have workers who can advise or support you on sexual health, bullying, education, employment, money, parents, families or just to have a chat. We won't pass on any information about you without your permission (unless we believe you are at risk of harm or someone else could be).

 

Our main centre for advice and support is:

• Youth Advice Centre: Come in and meet our team of friendly advisors who can give you a range of free and impartial advice about things happening in your day to day life. Contact us now on 01273 889292 or email yacservices@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

We also offer housing advice:

• Housing Services Drop In: Sussex Central YMCA's Housing Advice Centre has a free and confidential drop-in service to help 16-25 year olds who are in housing need or have problems with their housing in the Brighton & Hove area. Contact our housing services team on 01273 828828 or email housingservices.org.uk

Sussex Central YMCA Mural Painted by Young People

The Sussex Central YMCA Youth, Sport & Community Centre at 17 Marmion Road offers a wide range of exciting youth & sports activities.

 

Youth Activities on offer include:

 

 

Playzone - Over 5 years

Tuesday 3:20 - 5:00, 5-6 years, £4

Playzone Extra + Youth Club

Tuesday 3:20 - 5:30, 7-11 years, £5

 

Youth Clubs

Tuesday 5:30 - 7:00, 7-11 years, £2

 

Our Thursday and Friday Youth Clubs are just £1 entry per person, and if you bring a friend along for their first time then entrance is free for both of you!

 

Thursday Youth Club 

Thursday 7:00 - 9:10, 14-25 years, £1

 

Friday Youth Club

Friday 6:00 - 8:00, 12-14 years, £1

 

 

For more information speak to our senior youth worker Steve Darken on (01273) 715443 or email youth@sussexcentralymca.org.uk.

Advice for Young People

Sussex Central YMCA Tenancy Support helps young people aged 16-25 living in Brighton & Hove in B&B, temporary or permanent accommodation move towards independent living. The worker can visit you in your own home, in the community or in one of Sussex Central YMCA’s drop ins.

 

Come down to our friendly drop-in centre to talk to one of our advisors or call the housing team on 01273 828828 or email housingservices@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

We can help you with:

• Setting up your home and bills
• Budgeting and managing your money
• Claiming benefits
• Finding education, training or employment
• Living independently, or on your own
• Emotional support

The service is a holistic client led service where support is reviewed every 3 months. The worker can visit you in your own home, in the community or in one of Sussex Central YMCA’s drop ins.

If you would like to find out how we can help you, come down to our friendly drop-in centre to talk to one of our advisors or call the housing team on 01273 828828. Alternatively send us an email at housingservices@sussexcentralymca.org.uk.

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School Holliday Programme 

 

Aiming High Holiday Programme for young people with moderate to severe learning difficulties.

 

We are now registered with Sodexho and Accor to accept Childcare vouchers as payment.

 

For more information on Sussex Central YMCA's holiday programmes please call Marmion Road reception on: 01273 715439 or email: marmion.road@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

Housing AdvisorIf you are homeless or having problems in your current housing, Sussex Central YMCA can help. We have an excellent record of providing help to people in difficult housing situations across Brighton & Hove and Sussex and our specialist staff are trained to help you when you need it most.

How we can help:

• Supported Accommodation: Information about our housing schemes which can be accessed through referrals from our partners across the city. Our hostels are not for backpackers but are to provide young people with safe and secure accommodation and any extra support that they need.

• Tenancy Support: Advice and support after you've moved to help you stay in the warm.

• Housing Advice: At our friendly drop-in centre in central Brighton our friendly advisors can help you with any housing issue.

• Relocation: If you are homeless and are looking for a new start elsewhere in the country then we can help you make this move smoothly.

• Skillz 4 Life: A 6 week course for young people covering topics including renting privately, independent living, durgs and alcohol and relationships. Plus 1-1 sessions on CV writing and finding a flat.

• Sussex Nightstop Plus: Provide a safe and appropriate alternative to emergency accommodation options in Brighton & Hove through local community volunteers.

 

Sussex Central YMCA’s Homelessness Prevention Workshops are run by the Peer Education Project to raise awareness around youth homelessness in Brighton and Hove.

Peer Education is a group of young people who have used their own experiences of housing and homelessness to design, develop and deliver a fun and informative session in schools.

 

Peer Education seeks:

• To empower young people with knowledge of independent living to help prevent youth homelessness

By the end of the workshop, your pupils will:

•  Have a greater understanding of the reality of homelessness and moving out of home

•  Have an awareness of where to seek advice and know what support is available to them

• Be able to recognise the advantages of planning a move and understand the costs of independent living

We hope to achieve these through a combination of interactive activities and quizzes, a Q&A session, as well as showing a short film that has been made by young people that are part of our service, giving a true reflection of youth homelessness within Brighton and Hove.

Peer Education’s workshop is designed to fit within a normal timetable as part of PSHE, but is also suitable for special event days.

 

If you would like to book a Sussex Central YMCA Peer Education Workshop, or would just like some further information of what we can offer your school, please contact Abbi or Jo at Sussex Central YMCA Housing Services on 01273 828828 or email housingservices@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

 

The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has awarded Sussex Central YMCA almost £1 million to help young offenders in Sussex get back on their feet. The awarded grant of £990,615 has been provided to use over 3 years to work specifically with young people leaving young offenders’ institutes to help minimise the risk of re-offending.

Chas Walker, Deputy Chief Executive at Sussex Central YMCA said “This is a unique opportunity for a partnership of statutory and voluntary sector organisations to work together to make a real difference in the lives of young people who find themselves on the wrong side of the law. We’ve already worked on a pilot project in Sussex which saw an almost 40% drop in re-offending rates amongst young people, so we know our approach works.”

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The project will work with Sussex-based young people aged 15-18 years of age who are about to leave custody and will provide them with individual action plans and activities that will improve their confidence and increase their life skills. A panel of young people will have direct involvement in deciding what activities and services are needed, such as help with accessing employment, education, training, or family support.

John Barradell, Chief Executive at Brighton and Hove City Council, said “Sussex Central YMCA have a track record of delivering innovative services for the benefit of disadvantaged young people, so I am delighted to hear they will be working so closely with our Youth Offending Service to deliver this life-changing project for young offenders. I am confident that this project will deliver results and that we will see a reduction in youth re-offending rates.”Climbing Wall

Peter Evans, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Children and Families said "I welcome the extra support this funding will provide, because giving young people leaving custody assistance as they move towards independent living can only be of benefit in helping them turn their lives around for the better."

The project will be delivered in partnership with the Youth Offending Teams in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex, and with Eastbourne YMCA and Sussex Nightstop, a charity offering accommodation to homeless young people.

The grant application was written in consultation with young ex-offenders who put forward ideas to make the project relevant to young people about to leave a Young Offenders Institute. John aged 19, from Brighton said: “I wish there was a service like this when I came out of prison when I was 17. I was seriously worried about having nothing to do and nowhere to go. My biggest concern was working things out with my family. It would have been amazing to have support and advice on where to start.”

 

Trampolining Classes @ Marmion Road

Sussex Central YMCA's Youth Sport & Community Centre at 17 Marmion Road, Hove offers a variety of sports sessions for young people aged 5-14. Please click on the session name to find out more:

 

Street Dance

Monday* 3:20 – 4:20   9-11 year olds

Wednesday 3:30 – 4:30   4-6 year olds

Thursday* 3:20 – 4:20   7-9 year olds

Friday 1:15 – 2pm   under 4 year olds

*Block booking required for this session Costs £3 per session

 

Trampolining

Monday 3:40 – 4:40   5-10 years

Monday 4:45 – 5:45   9-15 years


Tuesday 3:20 – 4:20   7-9 years

Thursday 3:20 – 4:20  9-11 years Thursday 4:45 - 5:45  5-10 years     Costs £3.50 per session
All sessions are block booking only!  Contact tanya.arie@sussexcentralymca.org.uk

 

Tots trampolining

Thursday 2:00 – 3:00  under 4 years £3 pers session Contact tanya.arie@sussexcentralymca.org.uk    

 

Football 

Wednesday 3:40 – 4:40   5-8 years

 

If you would like more information on any sessions offered at Marmion Road please call (01273) 731724  or email marmion.road@sussexcentralymca.org.uk for more info.