Youth services across the country are under severe threat from government cuts. Vital services that support young people are being pulled apart by the devastating cuts in public spending. At the centre of this new focused assault on young people’s services is the potential demolition of the youth service and youth work.
The youth service was created 50 years ago when the national debt was much higher but when there was a political consensus that society needed quality public services and needed to treasure the voice of the young.
Now, with around a million young people officially unemployed and many more in need of support, the very projects and programmes that bring hope to our young people are being broken up.
Youth clubs, youth programmes, Connexions centres and youth counselling services - to name but a few - find themselves on the front line of cuts.
We say Choose Youth, it is a false economy to cut young people’s services.
A national rally will be taking place on 12 February in the West Midlands. The event will show why these cuts are deeply damaging and unnecessary.
Celebrities, entertainers and most importantly young people and their youth workers and organisations will be there. Make sure every councillor, budget holder and MP knows that we mean business and that services for young people are not for closure or sale. Our young people deserve better.
TO BOOK A PLACE ONLINE,VISIT www.chooseyouth.org to guarantee your place.
The youth service was created 50 years ago when the national debt was much higher but when there was a political consensus that society needed quality public services and needed to treasure the voice of the young.
Now, with around a million young people officially unemployed and many more in need of support, the very projects and programmes that bring hope to our young people are being broken up.
Youth clubs, youth programmes, Connexions centres and youth counselling services - to name but a few - find themselves on the front line of cuts.
We say Choose Youth, it is a false economy to cut young people’s services.
A national rally will be taking place on 12 February in the West Midlands. The event will show why these cuts are deeply damaging and unnecessary.
Celebrities, entertainers and most importantly young people and their youth workers and organisations will be there. Make sure every councillor, budget holder and MP knows that we mean business and that services for young people are not for closure or sale. Our young people deserve better.
TO BOOK A PLACE ONLINE,VISIT www.chooseyouth.org to guarantee your place.
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