The recommendation follows its latest research findings that show more than one million young people have gone “off the radar” since the lockdown, no longer accessing any form of youth service provision or activities.
The NYA said it is calling for a ‘youth service guarantee’ that would see two qualified youth workers and a team of youth support workers placed in each secondary school catchment area in order to secure youth services in the longer term.
Since the coronavirus crisis began earlier this year, many youth work projects have stopped or become severely restricted due to the lockdown imposed in March.
Nationally, one in five youth clubs and services are not expected to re-open, a figure higher in some areas, the NYA said.
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