In 1844 the first organisation whose sole aim was to address the needs of young men was founded. The YMCA was set up by George Williams.[1] Williams was from London and his goal was to create an organisation that catered for the spiritual and emotional needs as well as the physical needs of the young men that he saw around him. The delivery of Williams' work was mainly through missionaries working on the streets of London though it wasn't long before the first hostel was founded.