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Youth charities 'running on empty' amid pandemic, National Youth Agency warns

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The National Youth Agency (NYA) is calling for urgent funding for youth services facing closure this winter.
Scouts has already cut 100 jobs. Picture: Scouts
Scouts has already cut 100 jobs. Picture: Scouts

Many charity run youth services across the country are “running on empty”, according to the youth sector body. This is leaving many facing closure, as they tackle income losses amid the Covid-19 pandemic as well as funding cuts.

One in four youth charities will not be able to meet their running costs in the run up to Christmas and three quarters will have depleted their reserves, according to a Centre for Youth Impact survey of 85 youth groups between July and September, cited by the NYA.

This survey also found that two thirds of youth charities will not be able to meet their costs by March 2021 and half will not be able to meet operational costs within the next 12 months.

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