Sunday, March 03, 2019

" I walked on past two boys fighting with knives ............... I was heading for an incident far worse ........." Youth Work - VIDEO





"Yes I walked past the two boys fighting with knives 
in the Youth Club - 
YES I was heading towards a worse situation ....... 
I could read that the two boys were having a 'play fight' .....
There was more serious trouble ahead for me."

Yes that is me alongside a team of 40 Youth Workers.
Working relationally with these beautiful humans.

The way in is always by building a relationship 
with each young person.
We became safe confidential 'adult mentors' 
in a troubles life.

The situation now is so different as the 
Youth Service has been shredded -
Youth Workers - community workers removed - 
adult role models unemployed.

SHAME SHAME SHAME on us for allowing this to happen -
and you Non-Governing Government 
SHAME on you big time.

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Studies mention how the cuts in spending on UK Youth 
have coincided with the rise in knife crime.

In 2011 the government scrapped the 
educational maintenance allow-ance 
(the grant to low-income students; in school or college); 

Since 2010 there has been a £38m cut in youth services;

and 
between 2012 and 2016 
603 Youth Clubs have been closed. 

In addition a stretched NHS is unable to adequately provide 
mental health help to the young.
On top of that - every 2 minutes 
a young person gets sanctioned at 
Job Centres resulting in loss of benefits.

Young beautiful humans
living in tough harsh communities
Are left to survive in a violent world.

The Police have a different job than 
'streetwise informal educators'
BUT even they have been slashed of officer numbers.

 I have deep empathetic feelings for everyone 
who is suffering from crime
especially knife crime.
Families devastated by the loss of a loved one.

 I feel deeply too for the young humans
who are living in this bubble::
"I have my weed - phone - knife ............."

FEEL this video 
replay it
understand it.
Authentic words from someone living it.
Terrible life-style they are living
Words from their reality 





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