Help me raise funds for YMCA Manchester and its community projects which improve the lives of vulnerable and marginalized young people across Manchester and Salford.
I’m running the Manchester Marathon on behalf of the Manchester YMCA’s ‘Inspiring Futures’ Project which works with young people aged 24 and under who provide care, assistance or support to another family member. They provide this care on a regular basis, and it is significant and substantial, requiring a level of responsibility that would normally be associated with an adult. The transition into adulthood and employment for young carers can be complicated by a lack of qualifications, limited social skills and the pressures associated with a continuing caring role.
The project increases the confidence, social skills and employability of this group, and engages with them to achieve positive outcomes in their education, physical and mental wellbeing, socialisation, and independence, by delivering work related social skills workshops and individual support.
Key Outcomes
• All young people will have completed accredited training by the end of their engagement with the project.
• All young people will have accessed a volunteering or training opportunity, a work placement or entered employment (part or full time) by the end of their engagement.
• A measurable difference to the quality of each individual young person’s life will be made, including how they feel about their future, aspirations and opportunities.
As of October last year our current funding stream reached its conclusion and the Youth and Community Team have been running a scaled back version of the project operating on a reserve budget ever since.
If my colleagues and I raise at least £150 each we can make a significant dent in this figure, and roll out the project in its full capacity once more, benefiting the lives of hundreds of young carers across Greater Manchester.
