YLIVIESKAN KAUPUNKI

description of organisation

Ylivieska youth services is a local public body and part of Ylivieska town's educational sector. We organize youth services that are provided by a town. In our services, we have 8 full-time workers and 1-3- hourly workers when needed.
The aim of the youth work in Ylivieska is to increase young people's activity and initiative, to encourage the youngsters to life management, to participate, to have hobbies and free-time activities. The leaders motivate and support the youngsters to become independent and self-confident persons and to take responsibility for their own lives. At the youth house, youth workers organize youth clubs, trips, visits, summer camps for children and young people. In the afternoon different kinds of youth organizations (NGO) gather at the youth house to organize activities mainly for young people between 7-15 years. In Ylivieska youth services we have youth house Sputnik 2022, traffic park for children, camping cottage, and Ohjaamo - Navigator. Ohjaamo is a One-Stop Guidance Center for persons under 30 years of age. Young persons can get help in matters related to work, education, and everyday life, also youngsters can find outreach work from Ohjaamo .
An important part of the youth work during the school year is open evenings for the youngsters of different age groups. School youth work, visits, and special clubs are also important parts of activities. In the summertime, our main activities are summer camps for 7-10 years old youngsters and a traffic park, which is a traffic education park for children.