Welcome to YMCA Tayside

We are passionate about empowering young people.

This empowerment takes many forms, depending on the young person and their stage in life. For some, it is simply providing a safe space to grow and develop. For others, it may be offering employability programmes to help  build a positive future, and for others it is meeting and supporting them in their own communities.

We provide a variety of youth work services and support programmes to young people aged 8-25, mainly from disadvantaged backgrounds. This includes those who require early intervention, those who are underachieving, those who have addiction issues, offender’s and those who have become homeless.

At YMCA Tayside we consider each individual young person and how we can best support them to take their next step.

Y Thrive

An exciting mentoring project helping Perth and Kinross' youth with their mental heath

Y-Centre

Standing on Atholl Street, the 130-year-old St Andrew’s and St Stephen’s building is being transformed into an advanced youth centre for young people across Tayside.

Universal Youth Work

Universal Youth Work is open to all young people aged 11 to 19 and provides spaces for the young people meet, socialise and to be themselves.

YMCA Tayside launches Skills Forge programme

Twelve Young People Begin YMCA Tayside’s Skills Forge Programme YMCA Tayside has proudly welcomed 12 young people onto its Skills Forge programme, a unique ten-week course designed to give participants the skills, confidence and qualifications they need to take their…
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Bear Trail Launch

Bear Trail Launch YMCA Tayside has officially launched Bear’s Big Adventure Trail, a large-scale public art project set to brighten Perth and Kinross in summer 2026. The launch took place on Monday 8 September at the Y Centre in Perth,…
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