A proposed 370,000 cut in the coming financial year will mainly hit youth services delivered by the county's 10 community colleges. If it goes ahead, young people could lose on-site access to services, including drop-ins and sexual health support.
The cut will also affect youth centres across the county, as well as rural detached youth work, as the department redistributes its remaining money.
Council officers will be talking to the 10 community colleges to discuss the impact of the cut.
A worker at one of the community colleges said: "Young people's reaction is shock and horror."
The cut is one of four proposed savings for the council's children's services department, which is working towards a 3.4m savings target this year. A second proposal would mean a 200,000 reduction in the funds that schools receive to develop extended schools services.
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