The State of Youth Volunteering in the UK

A comprehensive evidence review of youth volunteering across the UK from 2015 to 2025, synthesising DCMS Community Life Survey data, sector research, and academic studies. Formal participation has fallen 41% since 2013/14, but the honest reading of the latest figures points to a crisis of recognition, not motivation. Inside: where the real participation cliff sits, the barriers driving it, and what policymakers, funders, and digital platforms can do about it.

Jan 26 · 20 min read