The guide, aimed at a general audience, looks at the origin of services, their location and the purpose and values services operate under, as well as discussing quality, sustainability and impact. It finishes with an analysis of the challenges facing youth work, including what young people want.
In the introduction to the guide, written for The NYA by consultant Kerry Young, Viv McKee, The NYA director of policy and development, writes: "The National Youth Agency is determined to make sure those charged with taking forward the exciting and important agenda for children and young people understand the benefits to young people through youth work, the circumstances in which youth work best takes place and the structures that, over time, enable it to achieve good outcomes.
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