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<\/p>\nDozens of youth hubs have closed over the years – but what council-operated provisions are currently available to the youth of Birmingham today?<\/p>\n
Birmingham City Council is in charge of multiple centres across the city(Image: Alexander Brock.)<\/p>\n
Youth centres have been the heart and soul of many generations of Brummies – with organised youth groups beginning in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n
In Birmingham<\/a>, there has been a demise in youth facilities<\/a> over the last few decades as centres have been lost, leaving young people without access to vital services.<\/p>\n Today, Birmingham City Council<\/a> runs council-operated youth services from 13 youth centres across Birmingham, with a fourteenth due to open as part of a government initiative in August.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Birmingham’s male dominated council – the truth about our leaders after local elections 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Operational youth hubs in Birmingham:<\/strong><\/p>\n BirminghamLive understands district youth teams are based at four of the Council’s youth centres – Concord, The Factory, The Lighthouse and Shard End \u2013 who are also responsible for delivering services at the local centres in Birmingham.<\/p>\n Two youth work sessions per week are currently delivered at the following sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n It is understood there are plans to transfer the Naseby Centre and Clifton Road Youth Centre buildings to a third-sector organisation, which will deliver additional services, alongside existing Youth Service sessions.<\/p>\n Oakland’s Young People’s Centre in Handsworth is part of the Hamilton School redevelopment, and therefore is not currently operational as a youth centre, it is understood.<\/p>\n\n
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