Outreach youth work
outreach youth work identifies young people in need of support and helps them to access services.
Through youth work you can get services for
- that support growth
- independence
- access to education and the labour market
- help to find housing
- support in managing everyday life.
Support can take the form of, for example, talking, counselling, accompanying, planning training and employment, and finding out about different services.
Outreach youth work is based on information provided by the young person themselves and their own assessment of what and how much support they need. Outreach youth work is voluntary, free of charge and confidential.
How to contact
Contact a outreach youth worker in your municipality. You can apply for a youth worker through the Into Association’s outreach service.
Contact a outreach youth worker by phone. If necessary, you can also approach them by email or on social media.
You can raise your need for support in meetings with other actors, for example at the social welfare office or the TE Centre.
You can also contact the outsearch youth worker as a carer or a close relative if you are concerned about the young person’s situation.
To whom and on what conditions
Outreach youth work is for young people under age of 29
Background and legislation
Outreach youth work helps young people who are not in education, training or the labour market to access education, training, employment or other services they need. Outreach youth workers are present among young people and offer the opportunity for a safe and confidential discussion with an adult.
Participation in outreach youth work is voluntary for young people. Outreach youth work also contacts young people under the age of 29 who have, for example, dropped out of school, military or civilian services.
Illikainen Veijo
Etsivä nuorisotyöntekijä
Sivistysosasto, vapaa-aikatoimi, nuorisotoimi
Yhteysetsivään.fi
yhteysetsivään.fi (ContactOutreach) is a free nationwide service that makes the identification of young people and the electronic transfer of their contact details to the youth outreach services in their municipality of origin secure, smooth, fast, functional and compliant with data protection regulations and the provisions of the Accessibility Directive. Yhteysetsivään.pdf