Invest in young people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Partner with YMCA Fairthorne Group to fund childcare, outdoor learning, housing and support for young people in your community, with clear reporting on where your support goes.
- Since 1940 supporting local families and young people
- 15 sites across our service areas; nurseries, housing, community centres and Fairthorne Manor
One charity, from early years to early adulthood
YMCA Fairthorne Group is one of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight's largest charities, supporting children and young people at every stage, from their first nursery place to their first home.
That range means a partnership can be shaped around your business: a site near your office, a cause your staff care about, or something that reaches across the region.
Our impact last year
- Community 12,100+ children and young people in activities and residentials
- Early years 1,222 under-5s cared for in our nurseries
- Community 1,000+ Young Carers at the Young Carers Festival
- Housing 308 young people supported in YMCA housing
Ways to partner with us
Every partnership is built around your business and your people. These are the most common starting points, or we can shape something new.
Get in touch-
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Charity of the year
Bring colleagues together through fundraising, challenges and events across the year.
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Corporate volunteering
A team day on site, from supporting events to improving spaces young people use every week.
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Event sponsorship
Put your name behind an event or activity for young people, with visibility for your brand.
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Workplace fundraising
Sponsored challenges, payroll giving or a bake sale. Your team chooses how, and the money stays local.
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Skills and in-kind support
Share expertise, products, equipment or services that help our programmes go further.
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Long-term partnerships
Multi-year project funding with shared goals and reporting you can take to your board.
Where your support goes furthest
Three areas where corporate funding makes the biggest difference right now, each scalable to your budget.
Featured opportunity
Young Carers Festival
The UK's largest gathering of Young Carers, held at Fairthorne Manor. Corporate support keeps it free, giving young people a weekend that's entirely theirs.
Support the festival
Outdoor learning
Fund day camp and residential places for children and families who couldn't otherwise afford them.
Email our fundraising team
Youth housing and independence
Help young people move from safe accommodation to a home of their own, with practical support at every step.
About our youth housingHelp make the Young Carers Festival free for every Young Carer in 2027
For some young people, the school day ends and caring begins. The festival gives them a weekend to be young, alongside others who understand their lives.
In 2027 we want to remove attendance fees entirely. Our target is £200,000, and every £140 funds one Young Carer's place.
See what your contribution could fund
Illustrative only, based on £140 per place. Not a booking or donation commitment.
Your contribution could fund
142festival places for Young Carers
That's 10% of our £200,000 target
Closest package: Gold
See what's includedSponsorship packages
Every package includes brand visibility and the chance for colleagues to see the impact first-hand.
Platinum
1 availableFunds around 285 Young Carers
- Logo alongside YMCA Fairthorne Group and The Children's Society on all materials
- Large logo on our website (16k monthly users)
- Logo placement around the festival site, including flags
- Bespoke press release and social media content
- Named platinum sponsor in all press and media
- Up to 8 colleagues invited to the festival
- Support with internal staff messaging
Gold
3 availableFunds around 142 Young Carers
- Medium logo on our website (16k monthly users)
- Gold sponsor social media content
- Featured in all press and media coverage
- Pre-event press release announcing gold sponsors
- Up to 4 colleagues invited to the festival
- Internal communications resources
Silver
5 availableFunds around 71 Young Carers
- Small logo on our website (16k monthly users)
- Sponsor social media content
- Featured in all press and media coverage
- Up to 2 colleagues invited to the festival
Bronze
No limitFinancial or in-kind, tailored to you
- A package built around what your business can offer
- Sponsor social media content
- 1 colleague invited to the festival
- Listed in post-event communications
What your business gets in return
A good partnership works for both sides. We'll shape ours around your goals, whether that's engaging staff, raising your local profile or meeting social value commitments.
Engaged colleagues
A local cause to rally around, through volunteering days, challenges and fundraising your staff choose themselves.
Visible local impact
Recognition across our channels, events and sites, agreed with you, so customers and staff see what you support.
A trusted partner
An established charity across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with the governance and safeguarding you'd expect.
Reporting you can use
Clear updates on what your support funded, ready to drop into CSR, ESG or social value reports.