A brand new facility has opened on one of Europe's largest housing estates, in south London. But the overall picture for youth clubs is one of cuts and closures.
Campaigners are urging the new government to invest in youth clubs, as cuts over the last decade have forced 750 centres to close. As the summer holidays get under way, Mentivity House has just opened its doors on one of Europe's largest estates. Based in south London, the new youth club is run by mentorship charity Mentivitity and it provides activities and workshops.
Many campaigners argue the closure of youth centres has helped fuel crime among young people. Teenagers are now twice as likely to be fatally stabbed than they were 10 years ago and there were around 59,000 arrests of children in 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics. Sayce Holmes-Lewis, the founder of Mentivity, says children need more support to prevent them from being exploited by gangs.
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