Support for Open Youth Work in Carinthia

The funding of open youth work in Carinthia supports non-profit organizations in the development and operation of youth centers, youth clubs, and youth spaces. With a targeted grant program, the state of Carinthia strengthens freely accessible meeting places for young people, thereby creating a space for participatory engagement, social inclusion, and freely designed leisure activities. The financial basic funding enables both long-established and new initiatives to be sustainably positioned and to employ pedagogically qualified professional staff. Through the principle of voluntariness, adolescents and young adults from the age of twelve are encouraged to realize their own ideas and actively participate in democratic processes within their living environment.

Only non-profit organizations that submit a written annual report by June 30 of the following year and provide original invoices as well as payment receipts are eligible for funding. This formal proof ensures transparency and traceability of fund usage. Basic funding here means that planning security is created: organizations can develop projects in the long term that promote social integration, prevention work, and democratic coexistence. The continuous funding basis increases the quality of open youth work in all regions of Carinthia and secures attractive offerings for participants. With this measure, the state consolidates the basic structure of youth work and lays the foundation for future-oriented educational and leisure projects.