Our organization, the Youth Affairs of Pori city Education Office

Our organization, the Youth Affairs of Pori city Education Office, is a local public body and organizes the youth work services provided by the city. Our staff consists of 16 full time youth workers with addition of 1-2 project workers depending on ongoing projects. Our leading idea in Youth affairs: Through youth work and by affecting the living conditions of young people we support their coping skills and social empowerment to create requirements for a good life. We implement this idea by striving to offer young people (13-29 -year-olds) in Pori the equal chance to plan and take part in free time activities in a safe environment with guidance and support from professional youth workers and safe adults. Our main activities are open youth house activities in six different youth houses, specialized youth work (for youth with difficulties in life management), online youth work, school youth work, youth participation and international youth work. These activities include small group activities, a variety of freetime events, individual guidance, camps and street patrolling.