Welcome to YMCA George Williams College

Our vision is for a just and equitable society that invests in support for all young people to learn, grow, and explore their relationships with the world around them.

Learn more about who we are

We can help you:

Plan for a meaningful evaluation

Generate insights about your work

Act on those insights to improve practice for young people

What we're doing

Our 2023-28 Strategic Plan

Read our 2023-28 Strategy, outlining our mission, vision, and plan to provide transformational support to all those working with and for young people in informal and non-formal learning settings.

Read here

Resources

Explore our key resources below:

Data for Decision Making

Impact and Improvement Hub

Socio-emotional Skills Measurement Hub

Outcomes Framework 2.0

Outcomes Framework 2.1

Socio-emotional skill updates

Socio-emotional Skills Development Hub

Explore our work

Office Hours

Need some bespoke support?

To complement our new Impact and Training C ourse, we've launched online office hours! Drop us a line (officehours@ymcageorgewilliams.uk) if you'd like to schedule a call to chat through your evaluation challenges and questions about continuous quality improvement. Please provide a brief summary of your question or the thought you’d like support working through, and a member of our team will get in touch to finalise a time.

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News & events

The Power of Diverse Voices Within the Workforce

1 September 2023

Now ten months into the role, the College’s Communications and Partnerships Assistant Erin Metcalfe reflects on her graduate journey to the College, and how investing in young people within your staff team can lead to greater impact.

August Reading List

31 August 2023

Every month, members of the team share work that has made us think, inspired us, or piqued our interest.

Check out our reading list for August!

Pride Month Reading List

23 June 2023

In celebration of Pride month, members of the team have curated a list of work that celebrates, embodies or shines a light on LGBTQIA+ history, experiences, and voices.

6 June 2023

This Power of Youth Day, we are delighted to announce that we have signed the Power of Youth Charter!

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