The city’s youth services could be stripped back to just 23 staff members – less than half of its current headcount – and its 16 youth centres are at risk of closing under proposals published by the city council earlier this month.
The proposals come after councillors approved plans in March which will lead to children and families services funding being slashed by more than £52 million in 2024/25 and more than £63 million in 2025/26.
A petition against the cuts, set up by the Save Birmingham Youth Service campaign, has received almost 3,000 signatures.
It states that: “The proposed cuts threaten not only the existence of these vital spaces but also the loss of universal youth work, and our crucial youth violence programme.
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