For the past number of years Cobh YMCA has managed a local community drugs project which provides support to young people and their families who are experiencing issues with substance misuse. It also offers a family support programme, PAKT, which works with the whole family in providing a suite of activities and services. It also provides a pre-vocational training programme, STEP, which offers accredited training in a number of modules including digital media. Cobh YMCA also attempts to offer support to young people in relation to their information needs.

Cobh YMCA is managed by YMCA Ireland in partnership with a local advisory group.