A groundbreaking project for young homeless people running in Sandwell for the past 3 years is to be offered to young people across the Black Country from May. YMCA Open Door provides accommodation for vulnerable young people by placing them in the spare rooms of people who live in the community.

Over 160 people, most of them young people from YMCAs across the Midlands came together on Tuesday 15 November, at Burton Albion F.C.’s Pirelli Stadium for their annual gathering to celebrate the outstanding achievements and successes of young people, volunteers and staff. It was a great evening and was compared by two of our very own stars from West Bromwich YMCA.

If you've been to the YMCA lately, you'll have no doubt noticed the first stage of our redevelopment, the brand new youth centre and day nursery is well underway, and is due to be finished later this year.

On Wednesday 23^rd March, some of the residents got involved in a Music Production Workshop. This is the second one which has been held recently and provides a chance for residents to write lyrics to go over a beat.