CITY OF LIVERPOOL YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (INC)
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Mission Statement
We inspire and support people by promoting choice and independence, valuing the individual, maximising potential and instilling hope.
About This Cause
It is important to us that we actively demonstrate impartiality and acceptance. We promote equality and inclusion and involve our residents in the development of our service. YMCA Liverpool & Sefton is committed to ensuring a safe environment for people to maintain their well being, develop their independence and grow in confidence. As a learning organisation, we are committed to developing potential and recognising achievement, through activities, projects, training and partnership working. YMCA Liverpool & Sefton is a registered charity, a registered provider of social housing and company Limited by Guarantee. We were founded in 1846 and so we build on a long history of providing a place for people to find acceptance, community and activity. We provide services across the YMCA work streams of accommodation, family work, health and wellbeing and training and education. Our accommodation offer is made up of: supported accommodation for people experiencing homelessness; intensive support for individuals with complex needs; move on accommodation for individuals closer to independence; specialist service for individuals with mental ill health and a young offenders service. The offer around family work includes: An Early Years Foundation Stage nursery in Southport; 2 x Liverpool based refuges for women and children fleeing or at risk from domestic abuse. Our work around health and wellbeing now includes the RISE Recovery Services. This is a partnership formed of YMCA Liverpool & Sefton and New Start to deliver residential rehabilitation, a harm reduction service for women and an abstinence service. In addition we will work with Action on Addiction, Being Better and The Healing Space to deliver holistic, psychologically informed approaches to recover. The health and wellbeing work also includes a large leisure centre in Southport and targeted health interventions. Within the training and education workstream, we deliver therapeutic horticulture, animal care and low impact sports at our Dutch Farm project based in South Liverpool and also offer a portfolio of courses and qualifications throughout the year. This includes CIH accredited courses and Mental Health First Aid. Dutch Farm provides a therapeutic environment that engages our service users in meaningful activity thus allowing for the expansion of skills, the production of organic vegetables and the development of creative outlets. Our mission when we began was to engage homeless people in practical and sustainable food related projects that inspire health and well-being and celebrate the diverse nature of communities in Merseyside. All these years on and with a lot of hard work and commitment from our amazing team we have a thriving urban farm that has stayed true to its mission. The farm currently boasts: Chickens A number of raised vegetable beds Poly tunnels Green houses A small arts and crafts centre A trim trail An orchard and much more!!