Newyddion - Youth Cymru

Support for LGBT+ Young People during Covid-19

Support for LGBT+ Young People during Covid-19 Youth Cymru were proud to add our name to a message to LGBT+ children and young people, alongside LGBT+ youth organisations from across the UK and Ireland. We know that lockdown is particularly difficult for LGBT+ young people who live with people who do not accept or respect [...]

Project Hope – Mac age 19

Mac age 19 I first heard about Project Hope through Twitter. Naomi (a Youth Cymru Llais Ifanc member), the-now lead coordinator, sent out a tweet asking if any young people wanted to get involved on a project to address loneliness and mental health during the Coronavirus crisis. When I signed up to help, I could [...]

New Projects

TWO new projects!!! Youth Cymru are very exited to announce that we have 2 new projects!! ChillOut and Save your Energy - funded by Energy Redress & Be Internet Citizens - programme by Google and You Tube!! Read more about the projects HERE

Training Coming Up!!

Training Youth Cymru offers a variety of expert training for our members organisations. Over the next quarter we have * Mental Health First Aid * Gambling Related Harm * Supporting People with a Criminal Record * Knife Crime & County Lines * Certificate in Youth Work Practice Level 3 For further information on each course [...]

The Creative Minds year 1 project in Newport has been an awesome project to be a part of. Working in partnership with Youth Cymru on these music and mental health projects, has always been fun and very productive. So far, the Creative Minds project has enabled our Play it Loud Studio in Newport to engage [...]

Creative Minds Year 1 – YMCA Swansea The Creative Minds project has been a huge success for YMCA Swansea. It has allowed Youth Workers to focus on the struggles that children and young people are facing day to day. Our aim over the project has been to narrow those struggles down to the core in [...]

#GenCode

Generation Code Youth Cymru travelled to London on Friday 6th December for our new project in partnership with UK Youth and funded by Microsoft. We are very excited to develop this project and deliver it to organisations and young people across Wales. More information will follow soon.......... The programme aims to address the lack of [...]

All Present: Through the ages. On the 20th November, Youth Cymru hosted the ‘All Present: Through The Ages- A Heritage Showcase’ in line with our National Heritage Lottery funded project ‘All Present’. This event was held at the Grand Pavilion, in the lovely seaside town of Porthcawl, and what a success it was! Our show [...]

General Election 2019!

Its that time again! Time for a General Election. Why does that affect me? Why does that affect you? Members of Parliament represent around 97,200 people in their areas including you. Voting in an election gives you the chance to have a say on who represents you. Remember MP’s work for you, don’t leave it [...]