Y Care International
Y Care International is the international relief and development agency of the YMCA movement in the UK and Ireland.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a crisis unfolding in front of our very eyes, and a tragedy for the young people and their communities most impacted.
Y Care International is supporting YMCA Europe in an urgent appeal in response to the crisis, and to ensure that vital humanitarian assistance is available to those who need it.
We’re creating opportunities for young people to help themselves out of poverty
• We help young people help themselves out of poverty, by finding jobs or setting up businesses
• We work with young men and women aged 15-24 made vulnerable by poverty, inequality and injustice
• We enable young people in the UK and internationally to make change as active citizens
• We work with a unique network of YMCAs and other partners in 15 of the poorest countries – mainly in Africa as well as Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East
By 2020, we will create opportunities for over 60,000 vulnerable young women and men and their communities every year through enterprise and employment.
Registered Charity No. 1109789
Which charities can I support?
Donations can be made to any national/local charity or recognised good cause such as schools and scout groups.You might choose to donate to BT’s own charitable initiative, the BT Supporters’ Club, which seeks to transform the lives of young people through sport. Or you could choose to support one of our charity partners; Comic Relief, BBC Children in Need, ChildLine or Disasters Emergency Committee. Some people choose to support local causes like churches, hospices, schools or animal welfare schemes. Whatever charity you choose to support will receive more money through Payroll Giving than if you were to donate to them directly.
You can nominate more than one charity to benefit from your donations - and you can easily change the amount or nominated charities at any time. If your chosen charity is not listed on this site you can still support them but please include the charity number so there is no delay in forwarding on your donation. If there is a charity not listed that you would like to see here please email [email protected]
A selection of charities you may wish to consider:
For more information
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