Young People March (YPM) is a voluntary organisation, established in 1993 and achieving charitable status in 1995 and became a Limited Company in 2006. March is situated in Fenland and is one of 4 rural market towns. YPM is a valued asset to the town as it is the only youth centre around locally. The centre is run with the help of adults and young people who volunteer bringing a range of skills and knowledge from the local community.
Mission StatementOur goal is to provide a safe and cared for environment in which ALL young people of the area can access positive experiences to enrich and capacitate their successful transition from child to adulthood.
We work hard to offer opportunities and guidance that will enhance and structure young people’s education, training, employment needs and social lives so that they are better equipped to take an active role in all aspects of their community.
We empower young people and provide opportunities, we enhance life chances and we have created positive effects in the community, showing and promoting young people in a positive way and encouraging society to accept young people in the way we all hope to be accepted.
What we aim to do- Drop in sessions and clubs 6 days a week
- Junior club
- Soft learning skills
- Sports
- Arts and crafts
- Guidance and advice
- Training Working with transition in junior schools
- C-Card
- Awareness workshops in sexual health (Chlamydia screening)
- Volunteering opportunities
- Homelessness advice
- Hall hire
- Community facility
- Music and music workshops
- Drug and alcohol awareness workshops
- Employment skills
- Carers Support and Advice
- Participation in community events
- Peer Mentoring
- Support and advice
- Referrals to other organisations
- Intergeneration IT projects
- A social facility for all young people from diverse backgrounds
- Outreach work and youth clubs in other facilities and areas (Manea, Chatteris and Trinity church March)
We deliver a constant and well managed service for young people aged between 7 to 25 years old. YPM believes in 'Inspiring young people to achieve' we exist to support young people’s development, offering opportunities to gain, increase and develop skills, knowledge self-awareness and confidence, and enabling them to make positive and healthy life choices.
We are a young people’s service we do not generate an income from our business. We are a non-profit making organisation, not a money-making industry solely concerned with financial growth. Although we need our organisation to grow and develop this will only be made a priority in order to gain a determined sustainability and to ensure our future presence is assured through our wide range of programmes aimed at different age groups of children from all backgrounds.