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Out-of-School Activities for Children and Young People

Bettina Schwarzmayr

MA 13 – Fachbereich Jugend/Pädagogik

Children and Youth WorkVienna

Magistratsabteilung 13

Bildung und außerschulische Jugendbetreuung

Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 5, A-1082 Wien

Vienna

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...is a modern and lively city with highest quality of life for the young and the old

Around a quarter of the population is aged under 26, an approximate total of 430 000 Children and young people

Giving impulse and developing key aspects

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•Support

•Coordination

•Networking

•Planning

•Guidance

Youth work Department...

The offers are financed through the central budget and approximately one fifth is financed through the district budgets.

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Structure

Vienna supports more then 25 social Profit organisations with more then 1000 employees

Their offers can be location or facility based, mobile within a certain area or following a specific sub cultural youth group

Vienna supports more then 25 membership-based youth organisations and their volunteers

Display and Description

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www.wien.gv.at/stadtplan

The professional youth work offers are incorporated in the online city map

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Goals and Objectives

... Improving the living conditions of young

Viennese:• Supporting social Justice and equality

• Reduction of Discrimination and Disadvantage

• Development of potential (conflict resolution, active

citizenship)

• Promotion of Health (physical and mental)

• Prevention of harmful behaviour

• Lobbying for the Needs and fulfilment of Rights of children and

youth

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Whilst being manifold and diverse there are common work principles.

Taking part in the offers means:

• Voluntary, low threshold and free (or low

charge) participation

• Focusing on the Target group and the

development of their potential

• Gender and Diversity sensitivity

• Self-determination and participation

• Critical but partial for children and youth

Working principles & offers

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Cooperation with others

• Work with other city departments: integration, children and youth welfare, gardens and parks …

• Cooperation with other relevant actors:Police, Schools, district councils

• Regular platform meetings with other youth work organisations

Magistrat der Stadt Wien

Magistratsabteilung 13

Bildung und außerschulische

Jugendbetreuung

Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 5

A-1082 Wien

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