The council will continue to provide some youth services, which will be supplemented by additional youth work offered by other organisations.
The approach aims to save the council nearly £1m.
The council first announced its plans to change the way activities for young people are delivered in July 2011. It then launched a countrywide consultation with 700 people between August and October 2011, where most replies came from young people aged 13 to 15.
Cabinet member for communities Mike Hill said the consultation established that "high-quality youth work changes lives and strengthens communities, something we are trying to work towards".
"It was encouraging to see that 74 per cent agreed that the Kent youth service was committed to supporting the personal and social development of young people," he added.
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