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Young people
Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close

Letters: We abandoned our kids when we allowed youth clubs to close
The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people

The story behind our Big Issue special edition created entirely by young people
How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation

How youth charity OnSide gives a platform to the voices of the next generation
Big Issue hands the reins to young people from disadvantaged areas for landmark special issue

Big Issue hands the reins to young people from disadvantaged areas for landmark special issue
Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest's £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership

Over 5,500 young lives transformed by Big Issue Invest's £1.25 million investment in world’s first sports-based social outcomes partnership
Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?

Labour's apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like

I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost

While the government plans its strategy, youth clubs like ours could soon be lost
Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs

Youth mobility scheme with EU will help to right the Brexit wrongs
London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to 'unprecedented demand'

London homelessness centre forced to turn young people away due to 'unprecedented demand'
Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems

Letters: Stop assuming everyone with a house is somehow rich and without problems
I'm 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it's like to be held hostage by your own body

I'm 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it's like to be held hostage by your own body
Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don't show it

Young LGBTQ+ people are made homeless because of who they are – but official stats don't show it
I'm a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children's mental health

I'm a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children's mental health
I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go

I'm buying fruit and veg for my kids on 'buy now, pay later'. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job

More than half a million young Brits not in work, training or education have never had a paid job
Young people quitting London over housing crisis: 'Owning a home is a distant dream'

Young people quitting London over housing crisis: 'Owning a home is a distant dream'
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here's how to get them back in class

More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here's how to get them back in class
It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
