Volunteering allows you to learn new skills, build new friendships and contribute to your local community. It may also enhance your CV and job prospects for the future. There are plenty of roles to get involved in and opportunities to embrace.
Our projects are located in areas right across the Black Country, including Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Rugeley. As a volunteer of YMCA Black Country Group, you could get involved in a range of different activities including:
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The YMCA Chaplaincy Team are all practising Christians who offer support, advice and the chance to explore emotional and spiritual issues to everyone – regardless of their background or beliefs.
Our Chaplains can often be seen wandering around our YMCA sites in their yellow hoodies and are always happy to talk with you informally. Feel free to stop them and ask for a chat, or contact us to book an appointment.
If you think you have what it take, complete a volunteer application at the top of this page.
Our vision is to train and support volunteer chaplains from local congregations to serve in YMCA nurseries and housing programs close to their location, bringing pastoral care to the young people in our community.
As the world’s largest youth organisation with deep Christian roots, our mission aligns with the church’s vision to transform lives through Christ. Together, we can explore new ways to collaborate, building meaningful relationships and shaping a brighter future for youth across the Black Country, grounded in shared values and a heart for God’s work.
Get in touch for a coffee and let’s explore how we can work together.
Together, as the YMCA federation in England and Wales, we focus our work around the following key areas of work.