Marktgemeinde Lauterach

Marktgemeinde Lauterach is the local government of the market community of Lauterach with a population of approximately 10.000 people. The “Offene Jugendarbeit Lauterach” (Open Youth Work Lauterach) is a department of the local government that works with the interests and issues of young people between 12 and 19 years. The association is non-commercial and politically unaffiliated. Aim of the association is the advancement of youth work as an additional contribution to youth education provided by schools and other youth-orientated associations. We provide opportunities and activities for young people to discover their own personal aims and limits especially regarding creativity and developing their own personality. Our work should support young people in the phase of adolescence and with the complex tasks of growing up. To fulfil these tasks our association provides a youth centre where young people have the opportunity to socialise, do creative work or participate in all kind of workshops. We also set our focus on young people with migrant origin, young people with disabilities or educational shortcomings and young people facing poverty. Furthermore, we provide gender specific youth work and offer an additional specific programme for girls and boys. Altogether, we work with an interprofessional team of five people of different backgrounds (youth workers, social workers etc.), trainees and a team of young people who organise and help to organise parties and work in different projects. Depending on the season, the youth centre is open on a low threshold base three to four times a week. Additional consultation times are available also on weekdays without programme or opening hours according to prior arrangement. Periodically and depending on interests, current topics and the season, we offer excursions and activities that may take place on weekends or holidays.