ESC: From Europe to Vallecas: Europa Joven Madrid

Coordinadora Infantil y Juvenil de Tiempo Libre de Vallecas is a nonprofit association created by organizations and associations working with children and youth at risk of social exclusion in Vallecas district in the souht-east of Madrid, Spain. It has been declared PUBLIC UTILITY in 2001. Coordinadora gathers 22 associations , 500 volunteers and more than 2,000 children and youngsters are involved in their projects. The mission of the Coordinadora is to strength and encourage the networking of social organizations in Vallecas, promoting social transformation and betting for the development of children, youth and their families. Our values are: Participation / public awareness / strengthening the social environment.Independence.Transparency.Consistency.Pluralism.Sustainability.Cooperation versus competitionOur main working areas are:The Leisure time, as socialization space for children.The Leisure time, as socialization space for youngsters.The family, as the first socialization space.Volunteerism.Strengthening networks: common workspaces.European programmes.Coordinadora encourages participation in Europe as motivation and learning for young people, volunteers and workers through projects in education and youth non formal education like DAPHNE, Eurochild, Youht in Action, Grundtvig, Leonardo, Erasmus+.... One of the projects of Coordinadora is Europa Joven Madrid (www.europajoven.org) in cooperation with Madrid City Hall. It is an space offered by the City of Madrid conceived as an information center, Training and Promotion of European youth participation. It offers counselling and information service to all youngsters who want to go abroad to study, work, travel… One of the main activity is to promote mobility through the EVS European Voluntary Service by sending and hosting volunteers every year.We participate in the Eurodesk network as local desk , by providing information to young people of Madrid offering access to employment , mobility, practices , training opportunities in Europe helping them to find whatever they need to know to go abroad.