Specialised youth work

Tampere Youth Services specialised youth work team will help if life gives you lemons. You can chat with us about the ups and downs of life or about how to untangle difficult situations. We will help you find the right helpers if what we can offer is not enough to solve the situation. We are approachable trusted adults who you can turn to in the shopping mall, in the streets, in a youth centre or in individual meetings. 

Some examples of discussed themes are managing daily tasks, loneliness, relationships, drug or alcohol abuse, breaking free from criminal lifestyle, life changes and becoming independent. You can chat with us about these themes or whatever is important to you.

Individual meetings

Specialised youth work’s individual meetings aim to support young people in life changes and difficult times where the support of a trusted adult is needed. The work is based on the needs of the young person and focuses on the topics they deem important. With the support from the youth worker, the individual character strengths of the young person are found and supported, and important social relations are built and nurtured. Cafés, sports halls or other venues are common meeting places in individual work. 

We work with Tampere residents between the ages of 13 to 29. Individual meetings are free of charge and voluntary. The meetings can be anonymous. Specialised youth work’s individual work does not replace social services or health services but can be a strengthening addition to both.

Contact information

The specialised youth work team can be contacted by the young people themselves or those close to them. The easiest way to make contact is to fill in the form below, and we will contact you. The youth workers can also be contacted directly via phone, email, WhatsApp or social media. Contact details for the specialised youth workers can be found below.

Detached youth work

Detached youth work takes place in the streets of Tampere by foot and by car with the campervan Liikkis. Detached youth work includes meaningful encounters with young people as well as support and guidance in public and semi-public spaces, for example in the shopping centres, libraries, in the streets and in the parks. The aim of detached youth work is to give the young people an opportunity to meet a trusted adult in their free time, in their area and on their terms.

Campervan Liikkis

Liikkis is a youth centre on wheels. Young people can ask Liikkis to come join them wherever they are, for example in the school yard, on the parking spaces of shops and shopping centres, in parks and streets. Liikkis offers a safe indoor space as well as trusted adults with whom you can chat over a cup of coffee or play board games with. You can contact Liikkis easily via Snapchat and Instagram.

Equality youth work

Tampere Youth services' equality youth work is coordinated by specialized youth workers. It is targeted youth work which includes activities with young people as well as with other professionals. The aim of equality youth work is to enhance the equal opportunities of all young people in Tampere by providing services for minority and marginalized groups, based on youth work related needs. Equality youth work also aims to enhance the accessibility of already existing services for young people.

Equality youth work in practice means organisational work within Tampere Youth services, as well as collaborative work with NGOs and other networks. Equality youth work with young people means in practice targeted open spaces work, targeted work with small groups as well as individual work.

You can contact the specialized youth workers for example with ideas for collaboration, or need for targeted youth work, or questions regarding equality youth work.

Project: Equality in hobbies in Pirkanmaa

The project aims to make hobbies accessible to young people by training professionals on the rights of the child, and by creating safer spaces guidelines for hobby providers and venues. 

Training and guidance on safer spaces guidelines is offered to all organisations providing hobbies for children and young people in the Pirkanmaa area. The project’s youth worker can assist organisations in creating guidelines for safer space together with young people. 

The project is funded by the Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland, and organised in cooperation with Tampere Youth Services.

Networking

Specialised youth work happens in multiprofessional cooperation and networks. We cooperate actively with e.g. social work and health services, educational institutions such as vocational schools, as well as youth work NGOs. The aim of networking is to provide holistic support for young people in different areas of life. 

We are always open to ideas that enhance the wellbeing of young people. If you want to cooperate with us on a certain topic, please contact us via the contact form or by email or phone.