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Charities must evolve to stay relevant

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 24, 2019
    • | CYP Now
In June 1844, a young man met with his colleagues in an upstairs room of a drapery store just a few yards from St Paul's Cathedral in London. That young man was Sir George Williams and the meeting resulted in the formation of the YMCA.

Build communities to tackle knife crime

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Over the past few weeks YMCA has been approached by a number of different media outlets asking the same question: Is the rise in knife crime among young people due to youth service cuts?

Let's adapt our language to 'tell it like it is'

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 29, 2019
    • | CYP Now
At a recent United Nations meeting, 15-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg said: "We have to speak clearly no matter how uncomfortable it may be…You are not mature enough to tell it like it is - even that burden you leave to us children."

Time for an end to 'children at risk' headlines

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 29, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Have I Got News for You has a game based on guessing missing words in headlines. Perusing the papers recently, I noticed a headline: "X is putting children at risk, Xs say". Over the next few days, I read several other articles which this headline would have suited. Before I fill in the gaps, spend a few seconds thinking of a few words that might fit - it won't be hard.

LGA study is basis for fairer funding debate

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 31, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Having worked at a senior level in a shire county (Somerset), a large city (Birmingham), and a medium-sized unitary (Dudley), I didn't need research to tell me that they are all very different.

We need a broad definition of children in need

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 29, 2018
    • | CYP Now
When the government announced its review of children in need, a legal definition of children supported by social care who have safeguarding and welfare needs, we hoped it would have a wide remit and seek to understand how well these children's needs are being met.

Will new ministers have any new ideas?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018
    • | CYP Now
It is still too early to offer any well-informed predictions of what to expect from new Education Secretary Damian Hinds and his ministers at the Department for Education.

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