![Youth work leaders say a definition of youth work would give ‘clarity of purpose’. Picture: Vibe](/media/w2fiyuqb/analysis-vibe.jpg?width=1002&height=668&bgcolor=White&v=1daece03ae38670)
In the last decade the youth work sector has been hit by severe cuts and we have seen a rise in poorer outcomes for young people and communities linked to this decline. This is despite the proven power of youth work to improve young lives and society as a whole.
Merseyside-based youth charity Vibe UK was on the verge of collapse and had to find a new way to attract investors so sought inspiration from outside the sector – the legendary turnaround of tech giant Apple.
We went on to develop a new way to explain the value of youth work that helped us secure investment and rapidly turn a corner.
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