providers to shape programming to meet the specific needs of the school and its pupils. *From a sample of 191 young people aged 9-22 years. 2,3 See footnotes ...
Our Impact A look back at a year of positive change
2015
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Our best year on record
Contents Our best year on record
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Transforming young people’s lives
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The year in numbers
4
What we stand for
6
Woods and fields make great classrooms
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Research shows young people are benefiting
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Fresh air works wonders
12
YHA Breaks for Kids
14
Our Summer Camps make a difference
16
The success of our Summer Camps
18
Parents also see the benefits
20
We welcome everyone
22
Creating opportunities for families
25
National Citizen Service
26
Developing life skills through volunteering
28
How volunteers are benefiting
31
Equipping young people for success
32
A year in the life of YHA Castleton Losehill Hall
34
Exciting new hostels for 2014
36
More ways to stay with us
39
An award-winning year
41
A snapshot of an exceptional financial year
42
How YHA is governed
44
Proving the positive impact we make
46
Start making a positive impact with us
48
Valued partners
51
And a special thanks to you
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I’m delighted to be writing this after what I can only describe as YHA’s best year ever in my experience. As I come to the end of my tenure as Chairman, I’m so happy to be able to hand over the reins to my successor with the organisation in such good heart and with its sights firmly set on the goal of reaching out to 1 million young people each year. In the 40 plus years that I’ve been associated with YHA much has changed both at our Youth Hostels and in the way YHA is run. Today we have a highly professional team under an inspiring Chief Executive. We are now closer than ever to reaching a sustainable, fit-for-purpose network. The job isn’t finished and there will always be challenges for any charity, but we have turned the corner. We can now take long-term strategic investment decisions and take on large projects confident that we can make them work.
“I want to thank the volunteers and the staff who tirelessly work for an organisation they passionately believe in.”
However, YHA is far more than buildings. They are just the vehicle for getting people, especially disadvantaged young people, out and about to experience our countryside and historic cities, to taste a spirit of adventure that inspired me all those years ago. Over the past year we have made a positive difference to the lives of thousands of young people; many of them from backgrounds so very different from my own. Finally, I’d like to end on a personal note. Over my years on the Board and as both Vice Chairman and Chairman, I’ve met lots of people who I’ve been proud to show around our Youth Hostels. We’ve had politicians, celebrities and, on several occasions, our Patron, the Queen. But, for me, this is not what I will miss when I retire; it’s the ‘unsung heroes’ who make YHA what it is. So I want to thank the volunteers and the staff who tirelessly work for an organisation they passionately believe in. As you read this Impact Review, it’s my hope that you will catch something of the enthusiasm for YHA that runs through my veins and which has inspired me down the years.
Chris Darmon, YHA Chairman
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