Community Engagement

Alongside providing opportunities for young people to grow in personal effectiveness and helping to promote health living, the YMCA is committed to supporting young people to become active citizens.

Many of our signature programmes now have a component that encourages participants to reflect on how they can be heard within their local neighbourhoods or communities of interest.

Cork YMCA's Youth Leadership Training programme is an example of how young people are provided with the skills and opportunities to make a difference while YMCA North Down's Newcomers Programme addresses some of the integration issues facing by newcomers to our communities.