Kiyan Prince was stabbed to death outside his school in May 2006, and his father, Dr Mark Prince OBE, called the closure of youth clubs a scandal. He urged the government to provide more support for young people who feel held back by a society that treats them as a problem. The Kiyan Prince Foundation launched The Champions' Club campaign on the 20th anniversary of Kiyan’s death, calling for youth workers to be funded and valued on the same level as teachers. The government said it is working to stop dangerous knives destroying young lives and reported a fall in knife crime, with many knives removed from streets. The campaign seeks increased investment in youth services and a dedicated space carrying Kiyan’s name.
"Dr Mark Prince OBE, the founder and chief executive of the Kiyan Prince Foundation, urged the government to provide more support to young people who feel "held back by a society which sees them as the problem". Launching The Champions' Club campaign on the 20th anniversary of Kiyan's death, the Kiyan Prince Foundation called for youth workers to be put "on the same level" as teachers, adding that their value is "overlooked and underfunded"."
""My son Kiyan was a winner because he had the courage to be himself and follow his dreams but today, not enough young people feel that way. "They're held back by a society which sees them as a problem, rather than a generation with potential." "Youth clubs play a huge role in building a winning mentality for young people but the number of them has declined rapidly in the past 15 years and that's a scandal," he added."
""Through our new campaign, we're calling for more investment into youth services and want to create our own space, carrying Kiyan's name, that helps young people feel like winners again." A government spokesperson said: "Kiyan's life was taken in an appalling, senseless act of violence. Our thoughts are with his loved ones on this anniversary.""
"They said under the current government, knife crime had fallen 8% "with more than 63,000 knives removed from our streets". Last August, Sir Keir Starmer announced an expansion of youth"
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