The quality development of local youth work needs …

regular and up to date mappings of local realities and needs.

The needs and interests of young people as well as the composition of the group “young people” is constantly changing. Economic factors as well as migration, new innovations and political trends are all affecting the living situation of young people. The effects that these changes have on the needs and interests of young people need to be mapped and analysed if youth work is to meet them in the best possible way.

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Do you agree on to what degree youth work meets this bullet point?
Here you find the questions you need to discuss to find out!

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If you start a development process related to this bullet point you will find the below questions also under the page “Discuss and assess”. There you will also be able to take notes.

Questions to discuss

Is youth work doing regular mappings of local realities and needs?
- Do these mappings show differences in living situations and needs between different groups, e.g. differences in school results and mental health between girls and boys?
What are the risks of not having up-dated knowledge on the living situation and needs of young people?

References & tips

“Better knowledge and understanding of the living conditions, values and attitudes of young women and men needs to be gathered and shared with other relevant policy fields so as to enable appropriate and timely measures to be taken.” EU Council Resolution on a renewed framework for European cooperation in the youth field (2010-2018), 2009