The YMCA Trinity Group is a local charity that has been at the heart of community transformation in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk since 1852.

YMCA Trinity Group works across the Eastern region, with bases in Cambridge, Peterborough and Ipswich. Our teams, projects and services support young people and communities, particularly the most vulnerable, in a variety of different ways – all with the aim of supporting and inspiring people to discover who they are and transforming their lives when they need help the most. Key areas of support include mental health, family work, youth work, accommodation, childcare, and projects that support people to find sustainable employment, supporting victims of domestic abuse and helping young offenders get their lives back on track and active members of the community.

We have recently been awarded the Trusted Charity Mark, which is supported by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, at the highest level. The Trusted Charity Mark recognises best practice across 11 key areas of charitable management and governance.

While all YMCA groups self-assess against the same criteria, YMCA Trinity Group becomes only the second to have officially achieved the award in England and Wales.

Our Chief Executive, Jonathan Martin, said: “We are very proud and humbled to receive the Trusted Charity Mark award.

Our team are incredibly passionate and committed to being there for our young people and communities at the times when they need the most support, that it can sometimes be difficult for them to recognise just how good their services are. Our team of almost 500 people deserves a huge amount of credit for achieving this award.

The Trusted Charity Mark gives us the confidence to know that we are doing the right things as a charity – providing a solid platform for us, partners and commissioners to develop our programmes of support to deliver the most impact for our communities.”

To find out more about YMCA Trinity Group, please visit ymcatrinitygroup.org.uk or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.