Youth work/ youth education
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzThe task of youth work is to support young people in their development into independent and socially responsible individuals. Youth work also gives young people the opportunity to play an active role in shaping our society and thus remain or become a youth-oriented and future-oriented society. Youth work supports young people in mastering the core challenges of the youth phase of life, qualification, independence and self-positioning. The services offered by youth work should be based on the needs and interests of young people, be co-determined by them, enable them to make their own decisions and encourage and guide them towards social participation, shared responsibility and social commitment.
Youth work is a mandatory service of the public youth welfare organization and an independent part of youth welfare. Among other things, youth welfare performs educational tasks and represents the concerns and interests of young people in public.
In concrete terms, youth work can be understood as a wide range of educational, non-commercial, experiential and experience-related activities in the leisure time of children and young people. These activities are characterized by a high degree of self-determination on the part of children and young people. The services offered by youth work also reflect the fact that youth work is characterized to a particularly high degree by the voluntary commitment of young people. In addition, youth work must ensure that a suitable social infrastructure is provided for children and young people in the various communities.
Youth work services are provided by independent youth welfare organizations, in particular youth associations, but also clubs, initiatives, etc. and public agencies, in particular the youth welfare offices, but also municipal associations, local communities and cities.
The city of Koblenz runs four children's, youth and community centers on its own. In addition, there are other facilities run by independent youth welfare organizations that provide open child and youth work services in cooperation.
The aim of open work is to provide young people with leisure, space, education and advice as well as opportunities for self-realization and self-development and to support them in this. We see our services as orientation aids and a space for experimentation for young people.
Our services include:
- Various media, creative, sports, games and leisure activities as well as
- Support with school, work or family problems
It is also possible to use music practice rooms in individual houses or to rent rooms for parties or private events.
The services provided by the children's, youth and community centers are based on Section 11 of the German Social Code (SGB VIII).
The centers are generally open to all children and young people (between the ages of 6 and 27), regardless of their political and religious beliefs.
The services are low-threshold and are geared towards the needs of children, young people and young adults.