1. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at The Association of Viennese Youth Centres, a Non- Governmental – Social Profit Organisation … employs 300 persons (about 100 fulltime), most of them as youth-workers directly in the field. Therefore it is one of the main employers in social work in Vienna. … had 662.603 “contacts” with the target groups in 2008 … had 14,23 Mio Euro Annual Budget 2008 … is supported financially by the municipality of Vienna. (2008 covered by municipal funding: 12,85Mio Euro)

2. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at Range of Activities Open youth work in youth-centres and youth clubs Detached youth work Training courses, especially in creativity (drama, dance, music) Counselling Organising events, especially music and sport Special programs during holiday seasons, such as camps and international exchanges

3. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at Target group: Youngsters in the age 6 -19. Depending on the needs of the surroundings there is often a difference in the main focus of the centre. Usually we define “Children” (6-10) “Juniors” (10-13) and “Youth” (13-19). Every participation on every activity is on a voluntary basis!

4. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at Currently the Association runs: 15 youth centres 9 youth clubs (smaller centres, with a great extend of outreach youth work) 3 units of detached youth work 1 centre for fine arts 2 community centres See You TV 5 Seasonal units for public park animation 6 local youth parliaments

5. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at The social environment has to be analyzed/thoroughly assessed before appropriate measures can be taken. Teams represent a diverse range in terms of personal background, education and are gender balanced

6. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at Keywords Empowerment Diversity Voluntariness Participation Teamwork Lobbying

7. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at Methods Streetwork, Outreach Work Animation Event Organizing Conflict Transformation Counseling Group Work Workshops Adventure Education Sport Media Work E-Youth work

8. Association of Viennese Youth Centres www.jugendzentren.at Issues Addressed Education/Job Spare Time Activities (MUSIC, DANCE, SPORT) Family Sexuality Criminality ……………….