Warwickshire Children and Young People's Workforce

Coventry and Warwickshire

Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA is one of the oldest YMCAs in Britain. It was founded in 1888, and since then has been constantly building on its excellent reputation for its work helping young people in Coventry and Warwickshire achieve their maximum potential.

Today Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA runs several residential projects in Coventry and Rugby, available to young people of all faiths and backgrounds, both male and female. In addition there are two youth clubs run by Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA offering a range of activities for young people in the Willenhall and Stoke Aldermoor areas.

Residential Projects

Currently there are five residential projects in the Coventry and Warwickshire area: Daimler Green, Rotherham Road, St Margaret's Road, and Bishopsgate in Coventry and Lucas Road in Rugby.

Daimler Green has two blocks of residential flats, providing low-support accommodation for 24 young people. The accommodation is intended to allow residents to make a smooth transition to fully independent living. Residents are encouraged to take part in activities, youth forums and meetings. The Daimler Green site has a training room offering PC and internet access for residents, and also has a comprehensive Business and Enterprise Suite.

Rotherham Road offers high-support accommodation for up to five young people aged 16-18 who have been assessed with high support needs. The project is a nationally accredited Open College Network Centre, and also works with organisations such as Connexions, Social Services, Youth Offending, NCH Aftercare and local colleges.

St Margaret's Road is based in the Stoke area of Coventry within a short distance from the city centre. The project is made up of 15 self-contained single-bedroom flats. Residents are offered a medium level of support, which includes help and advice for residents, liaison with other agencies such as Social Services, help developing domestic and life skills and advice in moving on to other accommodation.

Bishopsgate provides fully independent accommodation for residents aged 18 -30. Located in Radford, Coventry, Bishopsgate has eight self-contained flats, four of which have two bedrooms and four with one bedroom. The scheme operates a waiting list and applications are assessed and selected on individuals needs and circumstances.

Lucas House is located in Rugby, and offers accommodation and support for homeless young people aged 16-24. Support offered at Lucas House includes help into full time education, developing domestic and life skills as well as social skills. The staff liaises with other agencies to get the best possible package of care for the individual needs.

Youth and Community Work

The highly active Youth and Community team at Coventry and Warwickshire YMCA work with hundreds of young people every week out of its two top youth club venues, The Tooth in Willenhall and People's Place in Stoke Aldermoor.

The young people who come along to these venues can experience a range of courses and activities designed to stimulate and challenge them, allows them to take on responsibilities and interact with their peers, as well as gaining a sense of achievement.

Courses at the Tooth and People's Place include motoring skills, first aid, self esteem, music and technology, citizenship and much more, with a curriculum designed to work in tandem with local schools. These courses run primarily during term time, and have proved highly successful in recent years.

The Tooth and People's Place also run a range of fun activities and outings for young people, ranging from football and fishing to paintballing. A comprehensive programme of events runs during the summer months, in order to compliment the term-time activities during school holidays.

www.coventryandwarwickshire-ymca.org.uk

Tel. 024 7659 7009

Fax 024 7659 5156

Endeavour Court

20 Chelmarsh

Daimler Green

Coventry

CV6 3LB