Young people
Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution
Youth homelessness and unemployment are rising – but there’s a simple solution
Homelessness not only puts a young person in danger and at risk of exploitation, it also limits their horizons and dulls their ambitions at a time when most of their peers are looking forward to the future
How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine
How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine
OnSide is a national youth charity raising funds to build a network of state-of-the-art Youth Zones in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
Housing crisis: I lived in a hostel for 15 months because of London’s extortionate rents
The stress of trying to find a place of her own caused costume designer Sara Mackenzie to lose some of her hair
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
Just 5% of people with a learning disability are employed. This woman is out to prove the world wrong
New drivers under 25 could be banned from giving their mates a lift
New drivers under 25 could be banned from giving their mates a lift
One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
One in six young people are living in poor-quality housing and it’s hurting their health
Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo’s help?
Low confidence is stopping young people from working. Can Amazon and Barnardo’s help?
Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents
Young disabled people are shut out from housing and forced to live with their parents
Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
‘Everyone has a superpower’: How The Youth Group helps young people find the right career
‘Everyone has a superpower’: How The Youth Group helps young people find the right career
Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever
An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we’re more connected than ever
Money saving tips to fight the cost of living crisis with the UK’s chief youth officer
Money saving tips to fight the cost of living crisis with the UK’s chief youth officer
All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20
All This Could Be Different review: The trials and tribulations of being 20
Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French
Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French
Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can’t afford essentials let alone luxuries
Go without Netflix and avocado toast? Young people say they can’t afford essentials let alone luxuries
Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me
Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
The UK is facing a huge skills gap — and Big Issue Group plans to do something about it
A third of jobs advertised on the government’s flagship Kickstart scheme went unfilled
A third of jobs advertised on the government’s flagship Kickstart scheme went unfilled
It’s tough being young and broke. But help is out there
It’s tough being young and broke. But help is out there
The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked
The government ‘has no idea’ whether its £2bn Kickstart scheme for jobs actually worked
Scrap cautions and youth offences from criminal records, say charities
