The Institute for Community Studies is calling for a reform of youth volunteering pathways to offer fairer access to opportunities across all areas as part of a new report.
The research, commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, finds that the average net expenditure on youth volunteering services is £62 per head in urban areas, compared with £47 per head in rural areas.
“Opportunities to volunteer are therefore offered inconsistently, between regions, education institutions, and workplaces – and location powerfully determines if and how young people are supported to volunteer,” the report states.
Patchy citizenship education, and an “outdated, short-term view of why young people engage in volunteering” are also identified as key barriers in supporting young people to become involved in community work, it adds.
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