Aberdeen YMCA, as an autonomous organisation, is affiliated to the umbrella organisations of YMCA Scotland, the European Alliance of YMCA and the World Alliance of YMCAs Aberdeen YMCA began on the 6th July 1858 and celebrated its 150th birthday in 2008! Accordingly, Aberdeen YMCA stands for a worldwide fellowship based on the equal value of all persons, respect and freedom for all, tolerance and understanding between people of different opinions and active concern for the needs of the community We seek to facilitate the needs of our members by empowering them to tackle their own needs through developing programme activities and acquiring the resources that they identify Committed to serving others, the YMCA in Aberdeen aims to create a safe, caring and secure environment for our members where they can flourish and find a sense of achievement by providing them with facilities and opportunities often denied to them because of poverty, unemployment or social deprivation