YHA Blog
The Youth Advisory Team provides direction and leadership to YHA. This is for the purpose of achieving YHA’s strategic objective that young people are included in governance and in all aspects of the charity’s decision-making. Here is the Youth Advisory Team's...
It’s the second event in our Virtual Adventurer challenge series. And this time, we take on the spectacular Pembrokeshire Coast Path. There’s nothing like the feeling of conquering a physical feat. Join in this February and race your way along the whole or part of...
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...
Caleb was appointed to the Board at YHA’s 2020 AGM. He is the youngest Trustee in the organisation’s 90-year history. Caleb is an experienced safeguarding and child protection officer. He supports children and young people with their mental health, wellbeing and...
Thousands of young people are to be given the opportunity to connect with nature through new jobs, training, volunteering roles, residentials and outdoor learning experiences. This project is thanks to the award of a £2.5m Green Recovery Challenge Fund grant to a...
Here at YHA, we have pledged to our members that we will come back stronger through the pandemic. The pledge was made at our virtual AGM on 7th November. At the AGM, we announced that we have launched a public survey with the aim of involving society in the future...
The future of youth hostelling lies in the hands of local MPs. We have joined voices with the colleagues from across independent hostels to lead the plea for MPs to add our signature to a tabled motion in Parliament. The motion asks the government for help to...
“We will offer over 2000 volunteering opportunities for young people in 2019.” From 12-16th November 2018, YHA will be supporting the #iwill campaign in order to empower and celebrate the stories of our volunteers and to show how much impact they have on...
In 1930, a group of volunteers set up an association to provide young working people with an affordable escape. YHA was born. 85 years of YHA The date was December 1930, the place Pennant Hall in North Wales. It’s now 85 years since the first YHA property opened...
YHA supports adventure breaks for children. It relies on the backing of its members. A big thank you — you’ve helped more than half a million youngsters. There’s a very simple reason why we’re so passionate about our Breaks charitable fund. We believe that every...
