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View our past award recipients

Established in 2009, these awards recognise the vital work YMCAs deliver day in and day out to create a brighter future for young people and communities across England and Wales. Each year it is an honour to commemorate and recognise the hard work and ingenuity of the people, teams and projects that have significantly impacted those that YMCA serves for the better.

 

Meet the brilliant recipients from past awards:

 

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2025 Award Recipients

  • Young Achiever of the Year – Amelia Teare, YMCA Exeter
  • Young Campaigner of the Year – Lexi Coltman, YMCA North Tyneside
  • Young Leader of the Year – Sara Rogers, YMCA Norfolk
  • Young Volunteer of the Year – Christina Pinto-Skeggs, YMCA Cheshire
  • Young Worker of the Year – Millie Oldroyd, YMCA Cheshire
  • Lewis Sewell Memorial Award – Shantisha Pande, YMCA Heart of England
  • Red Triangle Award – Trevor Fitzpatrick, YMCA Fairthorne Group
  • Diversity Award – The Happy Women’s Project, YMCA North Tyneside
  • Family & Youth Work Project of the Year – The Bridge Family Project, YMCA Worcestershire
  • Health & Wellbeing Project of the Year – Professional Therapeutic Pathway, YMCA Norfolk
  • Housing Project of the Year – NextStep, YMCA East Surrey
  • Support & Advice Project of the Year – Early Intervention Youth Hub, YMCA St Helens
  • Training & Education Project of the Year – Dignify, One YMCA
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2024 Award Recipients

  • Young Campaigner of the Year – Siana Beard, YMCA Worcestershire
  • Young Leader of the Year – Sade Walters, YMCA St Paul’s Group
  • Young Worker of the Year – Rhea Jutla, YMCA YMCA St Paul’s Group
  • Young Volunteer of the Year – Jessica Young, YMCA Cheshire
  • Young Achiever of the Year – Luke Shotter, YMCA Thames Gateway Group
  • Health & Wellbeing Project of the Year – YMCA@Kent Street, YMCA Humber
  • Housing Project of the Year – Resident Engagement – Building Independent Living Skills, YMCA Sutton Coldfield
  • Training & Education Project of the Year – The E-Learning Service, YMCA Norfolk
  • Support & Advice Project of the Year – Mental Wealth, YMCA Milton Keynes
  • Family & Youth Work Project of the Year – Umbrella, YMCA Norfolk
  • Diversity Award – LGBTQIA+ Youth Group, YMCA Neath
  • YMCA of the Year – YMCA Norfolk
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2023 Award Recipients

  • Young Campaigner of the Year – Kyle Pearson, YMCA Derbyshire
  • Young Leader of the Year – Beth Fox, YMCA Norfolk
  • Young Worker of the Year – Conor Fenton, YMCA North Tyneside
  • Young Volunteer of the Year – Mayzee Scullion, YMCA Heart of England
  • Young Achiever of the Year – Craig Mckenna, YMCA Plymouth
  • Health & Wellbeing Project of the Year – Doing Sport Differently, YMCA Lincolnshire
  • Housing Project of the Year – The Community Housing Project, YMCA North Staffordshire
  • Training & Education Project of the Year – Refugee Realities, YMCA Crewe
  • Support & Advice Project of the Year – The SOS Bus, YMCA Norfolk
  • Family & Youth Work Project of the Year – Family Respect Project, YMCA Trinity Group
  • Diversity Award – Yippee & Yip4Youth disability clubs, YMCA East Surrey
  • YMCA of the Year – YMCA Plymouth
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2022 Award Recipients

  • Young Campaigner of the Year – Amy-Beth McCarthy, YMCA Swansea
  • Young Leader of the Year – Rebecca Davies, YMCA Swansea
  • Young Worker of the Year – George King, YMCA Norfolk
  • Young Achiever of the Year – Jamie Dial, YMCA Derbyshire
  • Young Volunteer of the Year – Kate Clews, YMCA Lincolnshire
  • Diversity Award – Our Inclusive Workplace’ campaign, YMCA Brighton
  • Support & Advice Project of the Year – Onyx, One YMCA
  • Family & Youth Work Project of the Year – Y’s Girls, YMCA Southend
  • Training & Education Project of the Year – Southend YMCA Community School, YMCA Southend
  • Health & Wellbeing Project of the Year – Khalsa Karate at YMCA Hawker, YMCA St Paul’s Group
  • Housing Project of the Year – Housing First as a Basic Human Right, One YMCA
  • Red Triangle – Bob Whitchurch, YMCA Exeter
  • Lewis Sewell Memorial Award – Nissi-Kay Black, YMCA Northumberland
  • Lewis Sewell Memorial Award – Adi Detemo, YMCA DownsLink Group
  • YMCA of the Year – YMCA Derbyshire
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2021 Award Recipients

  • Young Achiever of the Year – Kayleigh Kopieczek, YMCA East Surrey
  • Young Worker of the Year – Gergo Daroczi, YMCA Swansea
  • Family Work Project of the Year – Families & Community Project, YMCA Norfolk
  • Young Volunteer of the Year – Martin Bushaway, YMCA St. Paul’s Group
  • Accommodation Project of the Year – MCISS, One YMCA
  • Health & Wellbeing Project of the Year – WAVES, YMCA East Surrey
  • Lewis Sewell Memorial Award – Megan Crutcher, YMCA Swansea
  • Young Campaigner of the Year – Alex Taylor, YMCA Barnsley
  • Training & Education Project of the Year – E-Learning, YMCA Norfolk
  • Diversity Award – Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, YMCA Trinity Group
  • COVID Community Impact Award – Community Impact, YMCA Derbyshire
  • COVID Community Hero Award – Phil Gray, YMCA Black Country Group
  • Red Triangle Award – Kath Stokes, YMCA Burton
  • Young Leader of the Year, award sponsored by NISYST – Stacey Brown, YMCA Swansea
  • YMCA of the Year, sponsored by Charity Bank – YMCA Burton
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