They are no longer confined to the voluntary and religious settings from which they originally emerged in Victorian times or the government-run services that followed after the First World War.
Today, the approaches developed by youth workers are being used throughout the criminal justice system, schools, the health service and beyond.
The organisation known today as UK Youth has witnessed most of the changes that have caused youth work to reach beyond its own professional confines.
Since being founded as the National Association of Girls' Clubs in 1911, the organisation has changed its name and updated its remit several times.
Its most recent face-lift, when its name changed from Youth Clubs UK to UK Youth, happened in 2001. The change aimed to underline the charity's focus on youth work rather than the type of setting in which young people meet.
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