YES - Susie Roberts, chief executive, Association of Principal Youth and Community Officers
There's so little money available for people training to do youth work that a degree of sponsorship would be a good thing. Of course, there are ethical questions that must be considered about which companies are appropriate.
An organisation like O2 would be good as young people are into texting.
NO - Chris Pyke, acting general secretary, Woodcraft Folk
The businesses likely to be most interested in sponsoring will include some high-street names with a poor record on responsible marketing to young consumers. There's no way the title, or the role, of "youth workers" can be protected if some of them are compromised by being sponsored by companies that, frankly, exploit young people.
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