come on. this is our little kitchen area. and upstairs we have, like, a chillout area, if you guys want to come up and have a look? they have a whole load of paints, pencils, papers, clay. why do you keep coming back to play place, what s the best thing about coming back to the youth club? you get to meet a lot of new people, different activities, and sometimes it sjust good to get out of the house. we want to do a soup kitchen for our headstart project. i so we ve been, like, - researching homelessness. i ve been hearing it s a good place to, like, socialise and things like that. but it can be a struggle to fund these resources. a recent ymca report found that over the last eight years, local authority funding for youth services in england and wales has decreased by £978 million. that s down 70%. two years ago, the government
services in england. ministers announced the youth investment fund in 2019 and the money was due to be distributed over 5 years, but so far none of it has been distributed. jonelle awo moyi reports youth services aim to provide an opportunity for personal development, education and socialisation. services often include providing safe and effective care and early intervention support. but it can be a struggle to fund these resources. a recent ymca report found that over the last eight years, local authority funding for youth services in england and wales has decreased by £978 million. that s down 70%. two years ago, the government announced a new £500 million youth investment fund, but the department for digital, culture, media and sport dcms has acknowledged the fund has not yet launched, so no money has been allocated. i m in knowsley, part of the liverpool city region, which is one of the uk s most deprived boroughs where these effects are being felt. if the youth club does get
local authority funding for youth services in england and wales has decreased by £978 million. that s down 70%. two years ago, the government announced a new 500 million youth investment fund, but the department for digital, culture, media and sport, dcms, has acknowledged the fund has not yet launched. so, no money has been allocated. i m in knowsley, part of the liverpool city region, which is one of the uk s most deprived boroughs where these effects are being felt. if the youth club does get shut down or it goes or whatever, looking at the people that do come here will be devastated. so, where can clubs get theirfunding from? 0ur funding tends to come from local authority, who are under a lot of pressure themselves, or the community or the police. we re scrambling around, trying to get money to survive. and that isn t how it should be because we are an essential service.
services often include providing safe and effective care and early intervention support. but it can be a struggle to fund these resources. a recent ymca report found that over the last eight years, local authority funding for youth services in england and wales has decreased by £978 million. that s down 70%. two years ago, the government announced a new £500 million youth investment fund, but the department for digital, culture, media and sport dcms has acknowledged the fund has not yet launched, so no money has been allocated. i m in knowsley, part of the liverpool city region, which is one of the uk s most deprived boroughs where these effects are being felt. if the youth club does get shut down, or it goes or whatever, looking at the people that do come
the last eight years, local authority funding for youth services in england and wales has decreased by £978 million. that s down 70%. two years ago, the government announced a new £500 million youth investment fund, but the department for digital, culture, media and sport dcms has acknowledged the fund has not yet launched, so no money has been allocated. i m in knowsley, part of the liverpool city region, which is one of the uk s most deprived boroughs where these effects are being felt. if the youth club does get shut down, or it goes or whatever, looking at the people that do come here, will be devastated. so where can clubs get theirfunding from? our funding tends to come from local authority, who are under a lot of pressure themselves, orthe community or the police. we re scrambling around,