Our Valued Partners
At Yorkshire Coast Sight Support (YCSS), we collaborate with a wide range of partners—both within the Scarborough Borough and across the UK—to provide comprehensive support for people with sight loss.
Many of our partners offer additional services, including:
✔ Social groups for community connection
✔ Health and wellbeing support
✔ Assistance with forms and applications
✔ Craft and hobby groups
✔ Befriending services to reduce isolation
✔ Scarborough MATES, which helps you learn new skills
By working closely with these organisations, we ensure that you have access to the best support available—and that you’re encouraged to try new experiences with confidence!
Our Essential Project Funders
As an independently funded charity, YCSS relies on the generosity of funders to continue providing life-changing support to visually impaired individuals. Without these incredible organisations, we wouldn’t be able to deliver the essential services, resources, and projects that make a real difference.
Our funders have helped us with:
🏠 Resource Centre upgrades – including funding a replacement boiler
🌿 The Sensory Yarden – a tranquil outdoor space designed for accessibility
🍽 Social lunch outings – reducing isolation and promoting friendships
📊 Vital research projects – such as feasibility studies to identify visually impaired children in the Borough
⚠ Safety initiatives – including the installation of Carbon Monoxide alarms
Thank You to Our Supporters!
At Yorkshire Coast Sight Support (YCSS), every project we undertake has a direct and meaningful impact on the lives of blind and visually impaired individuals. Whether it’s enhancing accessibility, improving well-being, or fostering community connections, our projects are designed to empower people with sight loss to live as independently as possible.
We simply could not do this without our incredible funders. Their generosity allows us to provide vital services and life-enhancing initiatives, making a real difference to the lives of those who need it most. From essential facility upgrades to social and educational programs, every project is a step toward improving the quality of life for people with visual impairments.
How Our Funders Have Helped
Over the years, the support of our funders has enabled us to:
🔹 Upgrade our Resource Centre – including funding a replacement boiler, ensuring a warm and welcoming environment for our members.
🌿 Develop our Sensory Yarden – a specially designed outdoor space where visually impaired individuals can safely experience nature, boosting mental well-being.
🍽 Organise social lunch outings – helping to combat loneliness and isolation by providing a welcoming space for members to connect, socialise, and share experiences.
📊 Conduct vital research studies – including feasibility studies to identify and understand the needs of visually impaired children within the Borough, ensuring better support services.
⚠ Enhance safety initiatives – such as installing Carbon Monoxide alarms in homes, providing an extra layer of protection for individuals who may struggle to notice warning signs due to their impairment.
Each of these projects plays a crucial role in enhancing the independence, safety, and well-being of people living with sight loss.
Could You Help Fund a Project?
Our work doesn’t stop here. With increasing demand for specialist support, assistive technology, and community programs, we are always looking for new opportunities to expand our services and develop innovative projects.
If you are an individual, business, or grant-making organisation looking to support a meaningful cause, we would love to discuss how you can help us deliver future projects that truly change lives.
📩 Get in Touch Today!
If you’re interested in supporting YCSS through funding, sponsorship, or donations, please reach out—we’d love to chat about how we can work together to make a difference.
Thank you to all our funders—your generosity makes everything we do possible!
Other Partners
- Scarborough Talking News
- Gallows Close Centre
- Scarborough Mates
- Future Works
- Tesco / Foodiverse
- Grow Scarborough
- Animated Objects
- Turn Up the Colour
- A Street of Life – Up Dean Road History Project
Project Funders – Thank you.
- Beyond Housing and Wild Eye – Disabled Cycling Scheme (to launch in spring 2025)
- B&Q Neighbourly, Jewson’s, Screwfix, SeaChange – Yarden project
- North Yorkshire Council and Local Cllr Budgets – Replacement Heating Boiler.
- Northen Gas Network – Carbon Monoxide Project.
- Scarborough Fire Service – Home safety checks and installation of smoke alarms
- Scarborough Lights – The Land We See.
- Scarborough Arts – We See With Our Hearts. Mural outside our Resource Centre.
- Northen Trains Ltd – Hanging Baskets and Plants.
- North Yorkshire – Household Support Fund – Hot food over winter.
- Woodsmith Mines – Helping find VI Children feasibility study.