A £2m lifeline pot backed with funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Pears Foundation and Paul Hamlyn Foundation as part of the Government's £750m charities package.
During the application process, we collected data to build a current and comprehensive picture of the state of youth services today, and address the lack of insight into where specific needs are in the wake of ten years of cuts brutally exacerbated by the pandemic.
Unfortunately but unsurprisingly we found Covid-19 has had and is continuing to have a substantial, negative impact on young people, particularly regarding their wellbeing, mental health and the impact on their futures. In turn, already struggling youth organisations are seeing an increased demand for their services.
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