As youth services across the country continue to reel from the impact of cuts to councils' budgets, young people are being looked to as the potential saviours of youth work.
From developing and delivering provision to managing the entire service in co-ownership with youth workers, growing voices within the sector believe the talents of young people could be invaluable in the months and years to come.
"A young people-led mutual may make it possible to keep youth work alive," says Kevin Ford, chief executive of FPM, a company that provides training and support for public services. "They can help keep an integrated approach that aligns targeted work with more open-access provision that's under threat."
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