2. Background  Started 2009 in Stockholm  Project owner – Swedish public employment head office  In cooperation: NGO, municipality, employers  Finding the target group - outreach  Develop methods for working with them

3. A national project – 5 cities (Gävle, Stockholm, Skellefteå,Malmö)  June 2012 – June 2014  Spreading the concept and show good examples  Local perspectives  Notice the target group  Long term solutions  National and transnational cooperation

4. Goals  By cooperation finding the methods that makes the target group achieve greater participation and employment rates  70% have a plan for their next step (30% to work 15% to studies 25% other known plan)

5. Target group  16-24 years old  Drop outs  No network  Lack of support  Lack of motivation and low self esteem  In need for adaptation  40.000 youths outside the systems in Sweden

6. Inflow Start Individual matching Outflow Follow up Work Studies Other known activity Program Service Methods Social media Youth ambassadors Municipal intervention Relatives/ Friends Information Mapping process Registration AIS Case dialogue 1 month 3 months 6 months Flow chart Youth integration

7. Family and friends Accommodation/ Living expenses School Next step? Health Contact with authorities Work experience

8. What we do?  Individual meetings and guidance Activities Mapping process I Love Jobb Mentorship Job shadowing Supported employment Soft skills Guidance Site visit

9. Success factors  Physical environment – be present where the youth is  Constant development of new ways of working  Multicompetent team (unemployment case workers, occupational and educational counselor, social worker, psychologist. marketers)  Activities are fully adapted to individuals’ abilities  Structured mapping process  Treatment and relationships  Free coffee / hot chocolate

10. ” Without “unga in” it had all gone to hell.” 18 years ” You get the time and resources you need.” 17 years ”I never thought it could be this good. And then it got a thousand times better!” 17 years ”You did something the school never succeeded in doing. To help her get back on track.” Mother of 17 year old ” You have raised my confidence one thousand percent.” 18 years

11. Number of participens Unga in Gävle (april 2014)

12. Results Gävle (april 2014)