Youth Work roundup: Drug 'turf wars', funding plea, and grants

Youth workers could be deployed to regional hospitals in a bid to address an increase in gang violence among young people. The Evening Standard reports that the charity Redthread has said that many young people have been admitted to hospital after being injured as a result of drug "turf wars". The charity said it hopes to raise funds to expand to towns affected by so-called "county lines" drug dealing.


The last remaining open-access youth club in Grimsby has warned it will have to close - unless the community can help raise the £40,000 it needs to keep going this year. The Grimsby Telegraph reports that the 40-year-old Shalom Youth Project, based in the Church Centre on Rutland Street, is a voluntary organisation that aims to help the lives of the children and young people living in the area's most deprived ward.


Grants for young people's groups in Rossendale and the Ribble Valley have been agreed by the county council's cabinet. The Lancashire Telegraph reports that more than £6,000 has been handed out to help fund activities to develop new skills for young people. Susie Charles, lead member for children, young people and schools at the council said the funds would provide important community activities for young people across Lancashire.