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The Marzahn-Hellersdorf district has a new, attractive offering for children and young people. Starting in June 2023, the Marzahn-Hellersdorf Mobile Children and Youth Center will be visiting various locations in the district. It will offer classic mobile play elements, as well as traditional youth center components, for the young target group. Information about programs for children and young people from across the district will also be available.

When and Where

The Marzahn-Hellersdorf Mobile Children and Youth Center will be operating from 15h to 19h at the following locations:

Tuesday – Cecilienplatz
Wednesday – Theaterplatz
Thursday – Barnimplatz
Friday – Südspitze, Heinz-Graffunder-Park

Mobile Play Center

The “Marzahn-Hellersdorf Mobile Youth Center” (working name) is being created. With our offering, we primarily aim to reach young people aged 6 to 27, while being accessible and open to all people in this age range, and reflecting the full diversity of this age group with our visitors. The mobile youth center has three components: a mobile play center, mobile open youth work, and youth culture. The mobile children’s and youth center functions as a mobile play center in the afternoons. We primarily target the 6- to 10-year-old group. The distribution of playground equipment expands the playground offerings and allows children to try out a variety of sports and games. This opens up new learning and adventure worlds for children, as well as the opportunity to connect with other children and share shared experiences.

Mobile Open Youth Work

The low-threshold offerings of the open meeting are open to all interested children ages 6 and up, teenagers, and young adults. However, the focus of youth work is on 10- to 16-year-olds. The offerings as a mobile youth center begin the evening before and then transition into those of an open meeting. The young people should feel comfortable in “their meeting place” and experience a sense of identity. It serves as the starting point for all other activities of the “youth meeting place,” which are initiated and carried out by and with the young people. Sports and play equipment are also available here.
Despite all the identification with the mobile offering, we see it as a bridge to the many existing youth leisure facilities. Therefore, we present their offerings and facilities.

Youth Cultural Work

Youth cultural work complements and continues the low-threshold offerings from the open youth sector. To this end, we are drawing on our experiences from the “diveRcity” project and reviving it together with young people. Young people will organize their own events in public spaces.
Culture is, first and foremost, communication and behavior—but also creativity and artistic expression. This includes the approaches of open children’s and youth work, such as conflict resolution and tolerant coexistence, as well as self-awareness and self-awareness. This is followed by all nonverbal forms of expression, from clothing to games, music, and dance. Youth cultures are thus forms of expression in which the boundaries between actors and audiences are fluid and fluid. With our concept, we aim to provide space and inspiration for children and young people to discover their cultural identity.
We organize our own events and festivals, but also participate in events organized by other network partners or established events in the neighborhood or district.
This form of youth cultural work has a twofold effect. Young people experience self-efficacy and engage in a diverse (youth) cultural life in the district. At the same time, we expand the offerings for young people in a cost-effective and target-target-relevant way.

Information Services

The mobile children’s and youth center offers a wide range of information for children and their parents, as well as young people. Information about family centers, youth recreational facilities, libraries, sports clubs, the family service office, the youth welfare office, youth initiatives, and much more is provided. We particularly aim to provide information about the Alliance for Children’s programs, the vacation programs offered by the providers, and opportunities for participation.
Through our regular presence at the centers, we reach children and young people who have not previously been able to access these facilities. This offers opportunities to engage with them for participation formats. We are therefore the contact persons for the Children and Youth Office, the Children and Youth Parliament, and the youth forums to reach them.