Keeping an eye on our membership figures has always been part of my job. After all, it's no good delivering a great service if no-one's using it. But now we have a new national participation target, I've become more interested in how many young people we're reaching.
I don't disagree with having a target. If we're serious about providing services for the many, and not just the few, then we need some challenging targets.
But setting the target at 25 per cent will certainly be challenging.
For all youth services to have meaningful contact with one in four teenagers won't be easy.
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