Fylde Coast

Impact Report 2017-18 Changing and Enhancing Lives Since 1922

Learn more about the difference our family of YMCA’s made across our four programme areas:

YOUNG PEOPLE HOUSING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Registered Charity Number: 1074571 CARLISLE CARLISLE We support a family of YMCA Carlisle YMCA Carlisle 24 YMCA’s in 14 local

authority areas spreadPENRITH PENRITH Contents Foreword Foreword 2 I am pleased to welcome you to the third YMCA Fylde Coast impact across the North West report. This year’s report highlights how our family of YMCA’s impact Young People 4 andLAKE . DISTRICT LAKEIRY DISTRICT STEPHEN IRY STEPHEN is strengthening in a challenging third sector environment. We NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK Outdoor Education 6 believe investment in developing stronger people in body, mind and YMCA Lakeside YMCA Lakeside WINDERMERE WINDERMERE spirit creates strong families and strong communities. Housing 8 We worked with 30,569ENDAL ENDAL I would like to congratulate and thank all of our board members, Physical Activity 10 partners, staff and volunteers for their dedication and hard work. Each young people and adults

Financial Performance 12 person has contributed to the positive changes in the people and YMCA Lancaster YMCA Lancaster in 2017/18. YMCA Lofthouse YMCA Lofthouse Partners and Supporters 12 communities we work with helping us to fulfill our vision and mission. YMCA YMCA Fleetwood LANCASTER LANCASTER

YMCA Foyer 113 London StreetYMCA Foyer 113 London Street We provided 29,860 SIPTON SIPTON YMCA Thornton FLEETWOOD YMCA YMCAGarstang Thornton LeisureFLEETWOOD YMCA Leisure Chief Executive Officer YMCA Garstang Pool YMCA Garstang Pool hours of 1:1 support. YMCA radfordYMCA radford YMCA Fylde Coast YMCA Poulton YMCA Poulton Spa on the reck Spa on the reck YMCA irkham YMCA irkham ST ANNES ST ANNES YMCA Face to Face YMCA Face to Face YMCA St Annes LYTHAM YMCA St Annes LYTHAM YMCA St Annes Pool YMCA St Annes Pool YMCA EastYMCA Lancs East Lancs YMCA Harbour House YMCA Harbour House YMCA lackburn YMCA lackburn John Cronin YMCA Lytham YMCA Ansdell YMCA Lytham YMCA Ansdell YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE YMCA olton YMCA olton HOUSING HOUSING We seek to transform lives by PHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICAL ACTIVITY MANCHESTER MANCHESTER OUTDOOR EDUCATIONOUTDOOR EDUCATION

providing inspirationalLIVERPOOL journeys… LIVERPOOL Fylde Coast YMCA Halton YMCA Halton 2 3 YOUNG PEOPLE We served Our teams supported young people to improve their fitness, emotional wellbeing and social skills. What do we want for Last year we worked with: 95% our young people? young people improved 91% 91% their fitness feel more across our four feel more motivated To raise the aspirations and self belief 12,140 programme areas confident of young people across Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Carlisle so they can achieve their full potential. Across four programme areas our teams young people to improve are trained to focus on developing their emotional health and young people in body, mind wellbeing and spirit by improving their 81 physical and emotional wellbeing in a wide variety of settings. young people to reduce risk taking 96% behaviour in Lancaster have better Provided 174 relationships 196 NCS 900 with friends graduates hours of emotional completed health and wellbeing 11,230 social Visit www.-fyldecoast.org to learn more about our youth support for children action hours services and the impact they have on young people across Fylde, and families and raised Wyre, Lancaster and Cumbria. £10,341.03 4 5 OUTDOOR EDUCATION Last year we worked with: 99% of children and young people surveyed on residentials enjoyed the What do we want for activities at YMCA Lakeside our young people? Our instructors helped young people improve how they see themselves and others: To support young people to develop 102 Schools skills and character traits that will help 91% them be successful in life. We do this feel more 89% be providing experiential learning confident will think of opportunities through our activities others more at YMCA Lakeside which helps 58 Youth Groups 80% them to understand what it takes feel more independent to overcome challenges, defeat 87% have better fears, lead and be part of a relationships 18 Corporate Groups 94% with teachers team and support others. feel more Lakeside really does help motivated young people to change their perception about We provided high quality outdoor learning for 89% 93% have better what is possible. children, young will set themselves relationships 7175 people and adults higher goals with classmates of teachers and youth group leaders felt that their young people had a more Visit www.lakesideymca.org.uk to learn more about activities offered at YMCA positive attitude towards themselves Lakeside or visit www.supportlakeside.org.uk to learn how you can support our 96% fundraising campaign for the YMCA Lakeside Stoller Campus. * We surveyed 109 children and young people and 30 teachers and youth group leaders

6 7 HOUSING We help break the cycle of youth Last year we worked with: homelessness by empowering our residents What do we want for to change their circumstances

our communities? young people who were residents moved on from the homeless or at risk of YMCA and secured settled Everyone has a safe place to call home and 75 homelessness 59 accommodation are able to lead an independent life. We do this by providing supported accommodation for young people in people in need of housing Our residents broke the cycle Fylde and Wyre. advice and support of homelessness by... In Fylde we deliver housing 698 advice, the bond guarantee 87% 72% scheme, management of rental people in need of gaining greater gaining paid confidence and feeling employment properties, a counselling counselling support in control of their lives service, and homelessness 99 support through a 67% 88% drop-in service. managing their accessing education 15,340 hours physical health better and training of support were given to our residents whilst 75% 95% in our supported accommodation scheme managing their achieving economic mental health better wellbeing

YMCA Face to Face ran 99 homeless drop in sessions Visit www.ymcahousing.org.uk to learn more about the services that with 1390 attendances our housing team offer to young people and the wider community 8 9 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

What do we want for Last year we worked with: Your Move delivered free programmes our communities? and supported... leisure centre people to reduce their BMI and complete the weight To create a more active Fylde Coast. Our members management programme leisure centres, swimming pools and Your 13,873 303 Move programme support children, young people and adults of all abilities people with people with health to manage and improve their conditions become more health conditions active with the physical physical health. We encourage 1559 activity programme active communities by bringing 1020 people together; people are previously more likely to persevere if of those reported improved mental inactive women they have a support network 700 health and mood after completing the to keep them motivated. 97% physical activity programme

Provided Received 10,933 Visit www.ymcayactive.org to learn more about becoming a hours of 1:1 We added 1.4 million 3971 member of our leisure facilities and the activities we deliver across support for our 100 Coast in partnership with Fylde and Wyre Council. leisure centre visits to our children attended members classes to our weekly activity leisure centres and swimming lessons Visit www.yourmoveprogramme.org.uk to learn more about the programme community sports sessions, free weight management, physical swimming pools every week activity and cardiac rehabilitation programmes run by the Your Move team in partnership with County Council.

10 11 Financial Performance Fylde Coast

Income Expenditure PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS £9,484,921 £9,499,090 Active Lancashire Lake District National Parks Authority Amateur Athletics Association Lakeland Staff Charity Fund Amateur Swimming Association Lancashire County Council Big Lottery Lancaster City Council YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE Council Newground British Cycling NCS Trust Carlisle City Council Sir John Fisher Foundation 6.3% 6.9% Child Action North West Sport Children in Need South Lakeland District Council Clothworkers Foundation Stoller Charitable Trust Cumbria County Council The Beaverbrooks Charitable Trust Fidelity UK Foundation The Bernard Sunley Charitable PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Fylde Council Foundation Fylde and Wyre CCG The Hadfield Trust Garfield Weston Foundation The Holroyd Foundation 68.5% 67.6% GoLakes Travel The Lofthouse Foundation Healthier Fleetwood Wyre Council Hoppy Trust YMCA England Inspira

HOUSING HOUSING 11.2% 11.1%

YMCA Fylde Coast, Central Office YMCA Fylde Coast (incorporated) is a YMCA St. Annes, St. Albans Road company limited by guarantee OUTDOOR EDUCATION OUTDOOR EDUCATION Lytham St. Annes Registered in England No. 3685477 Lancashire FY8 1XD Registered Address: 14% 14.4% 01253 895 115 Champion Accountants LLP, Unit 2, Olympic Court, [email protected] Boardmans Way, Whitehills Business park, www.YMCA-fyldecoast.org Blackpool FY4 5GU