We are delighted to be partnering with Exeter Community Initiatives, Newcourt Community Association and Trinity Church to offer a new wellbeing hub at the heart of the Newcourt estate. YMCA own four houses on the Newcourt estate where residents can move on into independent living following a period of homelessness. YMCA, with Exeter Community Initiatives,…
Thursday 12th April, 2018 Residents and volunteers at YMCA Exeter are delighted to announce that a recording of their EP album “Blessing” is now available online to download from Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, Google Play and iTunes. The EP album is the result of a joint project called ‘Making Invisible People Visible’, between YMCA Exeter and…
Monday 9th April, 2018 Six young residents from YMCA Exeter were invited to spend a time a day at the Civic Centre to pilot a new programme which aims to introduce homeless people into employment at the Council. YMCA Exeter has existed in Exeter since 1846 and we provide services in Supported Accommodation, Training and…
In our final training video for The Monster Race, we meet YMCA resident Alex who discusses the benefits of routine, exercise and healthy living in his life.
Training for the Monster Race, which was unfortunately postponed due to poor snowditions (see what we did there!?), has been so busy over the past few weeks that we’ve been a bit late in posting our vlogs! However, a few weeks ago we met Zaq, a YMCA resident who has been determined to use Monster…
At this week’s Monster Run Training Session we sat down with Paul Little, Personal Trainer with Active Life Fitness… Affectionately known as ‘ALF’! For the past year Paul has ran fitness sessions for residents living at YMCA Exeter, inspiring them to live a healthier lifestyle and make wise choices when it comes to food and…
Welcome to Week 2 of our ‘Monster Race’ video diary! This week we sat down with our Health & Activities Facilitator, Tim Wells, to find out the importance of motivation and what’s on the agenda for training week 2. On Saturday 17th March, four young residents from the YMCA are taking part in the ‘Winter…
On Saturday 17th March, four young residents from the YMCA are taking part in the ‘Winter Monster Race’, one of the South West’s Best Obstacle Courses and Mud Runs. As part of the challenge at Escot Park, residents have embarked on an eight-week fitness programme led by our Activities Co-ordinator, Tim Wells. The aim of…
