The young people were either the beneficiaries of funding or involved in the decision-making panels that judge applications.
Now the very future of these schemes and, indeed, the direction of youth participation in general hangs in the balance.
Last month, the government removed the ringfence around the remaining £40.8m left to spend on the youth opportunity fund, essentially leaving it up to adult decision-makers to decide how this money is spent. The removal of the ringfence makes it highly likely that the new government won't continue the fund in its current guise when it announces its public sector spending plans in the autumn.
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