Editing YMCA (section)

==== United Kingdom and Ireland ====
[[File:The Young Men's Christian Association on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Q5444.jpg|thumb|A temporary [[First World War]] YMCA on the Western Front, near Rouen, France, 1914]]
[[File:Bath YMCA - geograph.org.uk - 3739513.jpg|thumb|YMCA [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], one of 86 locations in England and Wales]]
YMCA in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]] consists of three separate National Councils: England and Wales, Ireland, and [[Scotland]]. When YMCAs in [[Wales]] joined YMCA England in 2017, the council was renamed YMCA England and Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YMCA England & Wales |url=https://ymca.org.uk/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=YMCA England and Wales}}</ref>

YMCAs in England and Wales offer supported accommodation for vulnerable and homeless young people, mental health services, youth clubs, sports centres, nursery schools and family support and after school clubs. Across England and Wales, YMCA in 2024 supports more than 18,000 young people with homes each year,<ref name="Accommodation" /> at 86 locations <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ymca.org.uk/locations/ | title=Find Your Local YMCA &#124; YMCA England & Wales }}</ref> making it one of the largest providers of safe supported accommodation for young people. At the great majority of sites those living in accommodation are supported by personal, social and educational services. Many YMCAs in England and Wales offer services and facilities to the wider community, among them foodbanks, gyms and swimming pools, conference facilities, cafes, theatres, counselling, chaplaincy and housing advice.

The archive of YMCA England and Wales is housed in the Special Collections section of the [[University of Birmingham]] with material from the initial founding of YMCA in London in 1840s to the recent past. The archive of YMCA Scotland is housed at the [[National Archives of Scotland]].