YHA Blog
YHA has warmly welcomed the Government’s announcement that young people will be a cornerstone of their pledge to improve access to nature ahead of COP28. The new package of measures announced by the Government on Wednesday 29th November, include more funding to...
Eastenders and Gavin & Stacey star Larry Lamb has given his support to a fundraising appeal by YHA. Our YHA No Child Left Behind appeal aims to raise £1million to enable pupils from low-income families to go on school residential trips to our hostels in England...
As we’re now amid Student Volunteering Week, we wanted to hear from our own dedicated volunteers about their experiences. We caught up with university students, Christopher Peach and Hannah Hughes, to discover how volunteering at YHA has shaped their life skills...
Access Unlimited is a coalition of leading not-for-profit school residential and education providers: YHA (England & Wales), The Outward Bound Trust, Scouts, Girlguiding, Field Studies Council and the 10 English National Parks. Over the last 18 months, we have...
Delivery partners call for further funding to facilitate ‘access for all’ after the ground-breaking £2.5million Generation Green project – launched during the pandemic – exceeded expectations, reaching more than 115,000 young people and children in just 16 months....
Say hello to our Youth Advisory Team - our team of young people providing a youth voice in YHA’s governance and decision-making. Meet Christopher, Emily, Hannah, Jessica, Munashe, Tom, Amy, Tilly, Pavan, Evie, Katie, Bethanie, Louise and Zoya…Christopher...
Since joining YHA’s Youth Advisory Team and becoming a volunteer team member at YHA Hartington Hall, volunteering has become a significant part of my life. I’ve met new people, developed new skills, and pushed myself out of my comfort zone (a lot!). YHA has helped...
Nearly £1 million has been awarded to YHA (England & Wales) in the latest round of funding from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. The £999,900 grant - the largest single grant awarded in this funding round - is now helping YHA to fully...
YHA is a leading youth charity. Youth voice is integral to all our work and an area that we continue to build on after the successful development of the YHA Youth Advisory Team in early 2020.In 2022 we will develop our work in Wales. We have significant assets in...
COVID stories is a unique publication that chronicles YHA’s journey from March 2020 to February 2021. These stories are our people’s stories, and the collective stories of all who are involved with YHA. They are stories of resilience and hope, of the contribution...
We are set to eliminate the need for half a million single-use plastic bottles every year as part of an initative to reduce pollution. First launched almost two years ago, the £170,000 'Message in a Bottle' project will see the removal of single-use bottles from...
Fundraising champion aims to raise £10,000 and give young carers a break with YHA A fundraising champion is hoping to raise a whopping £10,000 to give young carers a much-needed break away with YHA. To raise the money, our Operations Manager in the North West, Paul...
