the 'problem' of the voluntary sector

the bulk of youth work is provided by voluntary groups who:

• value their independence and identity

• have their own agendas (which in the case of church groups often has a profoundly different emphasis to government policy)

• raise the bulk of their funding from their own activities - and are, thus, not susceptible to usual policymakers' lever - money

• have to be left largely to their own devices if social capital is to be cultivated

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