London Marathon is planning on being the biggest ever this year, with 50,000 runners completing the course on the streets of London on Sunday 3rd October. We have a coveted charity place, so if you'd like to tick a marathon off your bucket list please get in touch. The £2,500 we will ask you to

On Saturday 12th December, Youth Concern took a stall on Aylesbury Market to offer 13-25 year olds free hot drinks. Buildbase, supported by their waste and resource management provider Reconomy, donated hot drinks to Youth Concern. In collaboration with Aylesbury Youth Action, a team of wonderful Youth Concern volunteers served something like 150 hot chocolates, coffees

There is ever increasing demand on our counselling service and we are delighted that we have received a grant from the Rothschild Foundation to fund two additional part-time counsellors. Our May survey of 290 13-25 year olds found: 66% need more support for problems relating to school, education and general anxiety 27% couldn't turn to their

Youth Concern help homeless 18-25 year olds take the Next Step Local charity Youth Concern is now really close to launching The Next Step, its supported accommodation for homeless or at-risk-of homeless 18-25 year olds in Aylesbury. Chief Executive Hannah Asquith explains: “The Next Step will provide a safe home for 9 people. During the

Almost 300 young people completed our survey in the summer, telling us how they were feeling and how Covid-19 had affected them. We’d like to ask a few more questions during this second lockdown. We want to let you know we’re here for you – and ensure we’re delivering the service you need in these

Anyone who has visited Youth Concern recently will know that we operate from a building that is comfortable and welcoming, and full of warmth – but it looks very tired! We took the opportunity afforded by COVID-19 to deep clean our site, have the carpets professionally cleaned and put up new signage externally, but we

We heard today that The Next Step project will receive a grant from the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Thriving Communities Fund. Much has been written in the local press and in our own newsletters, annual reviews and website about The Next Step project. We’ve even featured on local and regional radio and television programmes.

Young people in Aylesbury are in urgent need of more support to deal with anxiety and emotional problems.  New research from independent local charity Youth Concern has revealed that two thirds of young people surveyed are in need of more support for problems relating to school, education and general anxiety. Youth Concern Press Release 0820

We’re inviting you, your family and friends, to get on your bike – or scooter, skateboard, trike, tandem, penny farthing, unicycle – to fundraise for Youth Concern as part of a campaign to help save the UK’s charities. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on charities, with the UK charity sector facing an

The conversion work at Merryville House, the site of our new youth homelessness accommodation project, is well underway. Our young people are working on the conversion with Volunteer It Yourself, VIY. VIY is an organisation which challenges young people to learn trade and employability skills by helping to fix up local youth and community facilities. The young people working on Merryville