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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
It's 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
'It worries me it could happen again': How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
'It worries me it could happen again': How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
Letters: Adolescence didn't feel like a drama – it's too close to real life
