Three major youth work umbrella organisations have released a blueprint for the future of youth services that calls for greater collaboration between providers and across sectors.
The transformation plan was presented to youth leaders at a central London meeting last month. It has been put together by Ambition, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) and UK Youth in response to feedback from grassroots youth charities at six consultation events held last year. These concluded there is a need to:
The organisations' blueprint for the future includes a series of actions to address these issues.
With budgets shrinking, Anna Smee, chief executive of UK Youth, says the organisations started by asking "what can we get on with now that doesn't require significant extra funding".
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