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Working with dropouts and NEETs Stockholm 25 September 2013. Target groups. Debts. Early pregnancy. Living. • NEETs • Young people with an immigration background • Young people with health problems • Socially disadvantaged young people • Young mothers • Juvenile offenders.
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Working with dropoutsand NEETs Stockholm 25 September 2013
Target groups Debts Early pregnancy Living • NEETs • Young people with an immigration background • Young people with health problems • Socially disadvantaged young people • Young mothers • Juvenile offenders School dropouts Poverty Addic-tion
School – work life transition Com-panies School Agents, offerings and competencies: • School, companies, youth social work / youth employment aid, job center / employment agency • Community, state, federal, European Union • Job orientation, preparation and training Work adminis-tration Young peoplein transition YouthAid Parents
Strengthening our youth School rejection - The Second Chance 192 locations Competentagencies 204 locations Active in theRegion 35 locations Youth immigration aid services 420 locations reintegration into society
Initial situation in Berlin-Lichtenberg • City district in East Berlin, approx. 258,000 inhabitants, of these about 55,000 are btwn. 6 and 25 years old • Young people btwn. 15 and 25: 15% unemployed, 21% on welfare (Hartz IV) 10% of them can no longer be reached Project FOKUS :P for young people in Lichtenberg btwn. 16 and 27 1/11/2010 to 31/12/2013
FOKUS :P - Target group • Film
Strengthen social skills Create a positive future outlook Re-entry into the educational / job training system FOKUS :P - Objectives
Informationalconversation Analysis ofneeds Individual workincludingdeveloping a relationship Integration into a smallgroupsetting Small classesassistedbysocialworkers REALITY FOKUS :P – Project start 2011
Environment oftheyoungpeople: smallactivityradius ExpressedintentionsActualabilities ExternalfacadeInnerperson Lack ofempathy Increasedself-worthbydegradingothers [Very] limited abilitytowork in a group FOKUS :P - Challenges
Longer, moreinvolved individual work Shorter, moreintensegroupphase Learning group Learning as a group FOKUS :P – Changes since 2012
FOKUS :P – Project structure School Summer school Group phase Individual contact phase Informational talks
FOKUS :P – Our methods Case management School attendance Networking activities Working to change the environment: • Staff continuity • Individual work and outreach • Resource-finding approach • Relationship, confidence and time Group-work
Kevin Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013
Experiences and results • Comprehensive need for assistance covers more than just help finding employment • Personality development and social skills come BEFORE job integration • REintegration rate for school rejectors and NEETs = 70%