Youth organisations have proved adept at adjusting their approaches to the changing needs and aspirations of the young. Those that don't change either decline or disappear.
Having to adapt to new circumstances often produces structural change in voluntary organisations and in local authorities alike. Various voluntary bodies have reshaped what they offer to the young. For example, National Children's Homes last year rebranded as Action for Children to show that it provides more than residential care.
The current restructuring of children and young people's services in local authorities is producing major changes and much turmoil. The beguiling case for better integration of services for the young may be used to mask cuts in youth work.
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