YMCA Reading is one of the oldest YMCA's in the world.  Our mission is to work with the wider community to empower young people to realise their full potential for the benefit of all.

YMCA Reading place young people at the heart of our services but seek to bring the wider community together by offering a range of services including but not limited to: 

• YMCA Reading provide 40 units of safe, supported accommodation for young people in Reading every night.
• YMCA Reading also provide excellent access to early years learning at our Parkside Preschool.
• The YMCA Parkside Café provides an opportunity for the wider community to integrate into the YMCA.  It is usually full to capacity, with mothers and toddlers particularly enjoying the soft play area.
• YMCA Reading have a workshop for training apprentices and which also provides alternative learning opportunities to a number of Reading colleges for kids that are disengaged with education.
• YMCA Reading built and manage the Padworth Outdoor Activity Centre, primarily for the use of local scout groups, but available for other organisations as well.

Young people are at the centre of everything we do at YMCA and we work hard 365-days-a-year to ensure our services are of the highest quality to help them contribute and thrive in their local communities.