District Youth Association Munich-City
The Kreisjugendring München-Stadt ( KJR ) is the working group of almost 70 Munich youth associations as well as the sponsor of 50 municipal leisure facilities and eight day-care centers . There are also various project centers that deal with specific topics and problems - such as training, cooperation between youth work and school, contemporary history, the involvement of disabled children and young people.
history
The Munich City District Youth Association was founded on December 5, 1945 - initially as the “Munich Youth Committee”. As part of the “Reeducation” program, which aimed not only at institutional change, but above all at intellectual and cultural re-education, the Americans demanded that the Germans promote the formation of “strong youth groups”. Before the youth groups were admitted, a “youth committee” had to be set up, which had to consist of men and women who were to represent the different interests of educational institutions, the churches, the welfare and health authorities and the various economic groups. According to the American requirement, the members of the youth committees are to be elected by the organization they represent. A democratic structure of these committees was called for. From 1946 to 1971 city school councilor Anton Fingerle was chairman.
The Kreisjugendring München-Stadt has a double function and is, on the one hand, a working group of the Munich youth associations and, on the other hand, the largest provider of leisure facilities for children and young people and day-care facilities in the Bavarian capital. That is why the district youth association Munich-Stadt, which should actually be called Stadtjugendring because it is responsible for the city of Munich but has never been renamed, has a meaning that is almost unique in the Federal Republic of Germany: No other city or district organization of youth associations has so much money and influence.
The KJR as a working group of youth associations
Since it was founded in December 1945, the KJR has been a working group of around 70 youth associations and communities in Munich. Here children, adolescents and young adults between 6 and 27 years of age are organized, who belong to the most varied of nationalities, denominations and social groups. The KJR is the mouthpiece and representative of the associations, supports them in their work and promotes networking. The associations that make up the KJR assume overall responsibility for the concerns of children, adolescents and young adults in Munich. This is particularly evident in the assumption of responsibility for leisure facilities and day-care centers, which has proven itself in Munich since 1953.
The cooperation of the initially separate forms of association and open child and youth work provides the basis for exchanging experiences, concepts and ideas and successfully developing them further.
The KJR as the sponsor of children's and youth facilities
The KJR is responsible for 50 municipal leisure facilities (such as the Hasenbergl adventure playground - ABIX ) and eight day-care centers throughout the city. The mission of the KJR is to actively and successfully represent the interests of children, adolescents and young adults in Munich's urban society and to intervene when the needs and demands of young people have to be taken into account. The KJR currently employs around 600 people, most of whom work in the educational field. With committed voluntary and full-time employees from institutions and associations as well as reliable cooperation partners, supporters and sponsors, the KJR succeeds in offering an incredibly broad spectrum. Children and young people will find a variety of opportunities to spend their free time having a lot of fun and independently. The work of the KJR starts with the needs and circumstances of young people and is based on the principles of voluntariness and participation. Association and open youth work include games, sports and music as well as creative, environmental and media educational activities, but also a wide variety of educational offers. Another important task is to convey values and rules so that young people can find their place in society. The KJR advises, supports, promotes and challenges children, adolescents and young adults in all areas of their lives.
Further projects and offers
afk radio project
The afk radio project in the “rec-play” sound studio of the aqu @ rium youth club supports young people and young adults in producing their own audio contributions and presenting them on the afk M94.5 training channel and on the Internet. In addition, the afk radio project organizes the music competition "muc-king" for Munich newcomer bands.
Check your heart and ramps
The project “Check for heart and ramps” carries out district checks in Munich, in which, together with children and young people from schools and leisure facilities, the respective surroundings are tested for their accessibility for people with disabilities. The children try themselves out with a wheelchair or move around in public spaces as a visually impaired or blind person. The suggestions for improvement are submitted to the responsible district committee.
Inclusion department (experience - encounter - show solidarity)
The task of the Inclusion Unit is to promote contacts between children and young people with and without disabilities through joint leisure activities and to integrate the interests and concerns of young people with disabilities more specifically into the range of offers and the levels of youth policy representation.
JAPs - Youth - Work - Perspectives
JAPs is a professional and work-related project that offers young people and young adults various measures and offers to improve their chances of accessing the training and labor market. These include the “Service Center for Vocational Youth Work”, which offers advice, support and support when transitioning from school to professional life and during vocational training, as well as “azuro”, the training and future office that provides legal advice on problems that arise in the course of the initial vocational training can occur.
KJR soccer cup
Twice a year - at the KJR Soccer Cup in summer and at the KJR Indoor Soccer Cup in late autumn - girls and boys teams from various Munich leisure facilities compete against each other in several game classes and can win trophies and prizes.
TOPLESS
With the OBEN OHNE Open Air , the district youth associations Munich-City and Munich-Land have been organizing the largest non-commercial music festival in southern Germany since 1998 .
Schubz - school-related offers
The KJR leisure centers cooperate with schools in a variety of different projects: from homework supervision and lunch to conflict resolution projects and various courses. There are also offers for open all-day school (OGS) and job-related youth work. The KJR is also responsible for youth social work at schools and school social work, as well as an internship exchange.
Tchaka
Tchaka is the advice and coordination center for experiential education . It is the contact point for educators, youth leaders and others who are or want to be active in the broad field of experiential education.
The tent
The youth overnight camp in the Kapuzinerhölzl was opened on the occasion of the 1972 Olympic Games as a youth protection measure, and has been sponsored by the Munich City District Youth Association since 1976. "The Tent" is known among backpackers as an international meeting place. The overnight camp offers young travelers from all over the world simple night quarters with beds and beds in two large tents and a large green area to camp. Sanitary facilities, a laundry room and a guest kitchen are also available.
Democratic youth education
The KJR organizes and accompanies projects for historical-political youth education, as far as possible self-initiated and developed by teenagers and young adults. In doing so, he cooperates with the NS Documentation Center in Munich. The aim is to remember the development and events of National Socialism, to commemorate its victims and to deal with the present of life, with questions of our democratic society and its problems - especially the growing right-wing extremism. One example of such projects is the documentary “ Kick it like Kurt ”.
Youth culture projects
The KJR offers a variety of youth cultural activities in its leisure facilities and projects. Since 2010 he has also been promoting extracurricular offers in the high-cultural area. In line with the “Concept of Cultural Education” of the City of Munich, the KJR-Fachstelle Jugendkultur performs outreach and accepting cultural education work. The aim is to initiate, coordinate and implement cultural mediation projects. Specifically, it is about the networking of the cultural offers of the high culture of the state capital Munich and the Free State of Bavaria with visitors to the leisure facilities of the open child and youth work of the KJR. In workshops and project work, young people can become active themselves, act independently and are thus introduced to culture, especially high culture.
Donation project "Help for Kids"
With its donation project “Help for Kids”, which was launched in 1998, the KJR supports socially disadvantaged children and young people who are affected by poverty and who visit the KJR's leisure facilities and day-care centers or who are members of one of the youth associations organized in the KJR. Participation in lunchtime care, in educational and health offers or on holiday trips and excursions is made possible for children and young people whose families cannot afford the contribution through donations. 100% of all donations go to the needy children and young people. The KJR bears the costs for administration and public relations.
In 1998 the KJR carried out a survey in its leisure facilities. This showed that many of the children and adolescents who visit the facilities grow up in poverty even in a rich city like Munich. It was found that some of the young visitors were unable to take part in excursions and vacation trips for financial reasons, despite relatively low participation fees, and had to stay at home. But also consequences of malnutrition or insufficient clothing (especially in winter) were registered by the educators in the facilities. The publication of the survey results at a press conference led to a very unexpected and very violent reaction from the media and the public. Many people reported to the KJR and wanted to donate material or money. This was the hour of birth of the Help for Kids project.
Relief efforts
Many KJR facilities offer lunchtime care, where the children are given a warm meal and can do their homework and take advantage of other educational opportunities. Help for kids supports participation in language support courses in day-care centers, qualification courses and learning groups for a successful graduation, a wide range of nutrition and exercise offers, measures that impart social skills to children and young people or encourage their creativity. Help for kids enables children and young people in Munich to get out of “their” part of the city and to take part on holiday trips and excursions. Detached from the family and the often stressful life situation, the children can spend a few days with their peers in a different environment, try out new things, take responsibility for themselves and others and experience themselves in a different context than usual.
Patron Andreas Giebel
Since 2008, the year of the 10th anniversary of Hilfe für Kids, the actor (e.g. Munich 7 , Die Rosenheim-Cops , Polizeiruf 110 ) and cabaret artist Andreas Giebel has been the patron of the project. Giebel did his community service in a KJR leisure facility from 1979 to 1981 and was happy to take on the patronage: "It is an honor to be able to do something for the children here in Munich again around 30 years later."
Publications
Every year in May, the annual report of Hilfe für Kids appears, which provides information on fundraising campaigns and activities of the past year and shows how the donated money is used. The HfK-Nachrichten is also sent once a year in September, reporting on news and donations for the current year.
Board
The board consists of nine voluntary members and is elected every two years by the general assembly, the delegates of the youth associations. The broadest possible representation of the member associations and organizations is sought in the composition of the board. The board of directors is advised by the managing director and his deputy. According to the resolution of the general assembly, at least four women and four men must be among the nine members of the executive board. It is made up of:
- the chairperson
- the deputy chairperson and
- seven other board members
The board of directors is responsible for the "political and strategic management" of the district youth council. This means that the board of directors decides on all projects that affect the district youth council as a whole. He represents the youth policy concerns of the district youth council externally. Twice a year the board calls the general assembly, the highest body of the organization. General assembly resolutions have priority in board work. The board of directors is responsible for the financial management, organization and staff of the district youth council. He is politically independent in his decision-making.
financing
The KJR has no own funds. It is provided by the state capital of Munich within the framework of contracts with funds decided by the city council, which are used for a specific purpose (e.g. youth association funding, leisure facilities, youth camp in the Kapuzinerhölzl). In the area of day-care centers, the effort is financed by parental contributions, statutory funding according to BayKiBiG and grants from the City of Munich. The annual volume was around EUR 25 million in 2011 and around EUR 32 million in 2016.
Legal Status
From a legal point of view, the Kreisjugendring München-Stadt is not an independent organization, but a "structure" of the Bavarian Youth Association (BJR) . He does not represent his own legal personality, but organizes his affairs within the framework of the statutes and the rules of procedure of the BJR on his own responsibility and independently.
Publications
K3 , the KJR magazine, appears eight times a year . Each issue focuses on a topic relevant to youth work. It also contains articles on current topics in youth work, reports on campaigns and practical examples from open child and youth work and the associations.
Furthermore, the KJR publishes an annual report with the report of the board of directors, budget figures and other important information. This also includes the KJR brochure with the offers for children and young people in the district youth association Munich-City.
There are also various publications by the KJR on special occasions, specialist conferences or special projects. The evaluation of visitor surveys is also published regularly.
literature
- Andreas Dornheim: Forever Young. Youth work in the Kreisjugendring München-Stadt from 1945 to 2003 , Munich: 2004. ISBN 3-00-013255-4
- Agnes Fazekas: Where you forget the time, Süddeutsche Zeitung from July 29, 2010
- Jan Drebes: "Help for Kids" celebrates its tenth birthday, Süddeutsche Zeitung from October 21, 2008