Rising bills in cost of living crisis threaten future of youth clubs
"It had a huge impact growing up. To this day we still talk about the memories we had here."
"There might come a time where we can't be here, and that really pains me," said KPC Youth's chairwoman, Paula Lunnon. "It's quite nice and I've met a lot of my best friends here and the staff are lovely and if I wasn't here I'd probably just be at home on my phone and stuff," she said. "Some families have got three or four children who come, so for one family it might be just an extra 50p but for others it could be an extra £2," she explained. "If they're coming three nights a week that's an extra £6.Image caption,
It said due to the impact of the cost of living and rising food prices, services have had to increase their food provision - an additional cost.Stretched finances has also created recruitment challenges as many organisations struggle to offer an attractive salary.
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