Haus der offenen Tür

The institution "Haus der offenen Tür" is part of the catholic church community named "St. Peter" in Sinzig and is an institution concerning youth work. Youth work is described in § 11 of the social law, the so called "SGB VIII". In cooperation with the civil community there is one colleague who works in the 3 in Sinzig situated schools as a social worker (§ 13 SGB VIII). Since July 2007 the "Kompetenzagentur" is a project of the institution. This project is part of the EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE initiative of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). The task of this project is it to accompany young disadvantaged people in the age of 14 up to 27 to find their place in society. Competence agencies promote and improve the cooperation and coordination between the institutions and stakeholders after leaving school (networking). At the moment our main partners are: Youth migration services, Youth work, Youth welfare office, cultural institutions (museums, music Schools…) politicians, firms, companies, business, job centers, clubs and associations (sports, culture, music…), schools municipal administration. Since January 2009 the project "Schulverweigerung - die 2. Chance" (school refusal - the second chance) has begun its work with school drop outs and school refuseniks. This project is also part of the EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE INITIATIVE of the Ministry and therefore also funded by the ESF. Political youth education and the European Voluntary Service are also part of the work.