Future of the P-plant in Blieskastel: Who bears the costs?
Future of the P-plant in Blieskastel: Who bears the costs?
The discussion about the future of the P-plant, a self-managed youth center in Blieskastel, is still a central topic in the city council. The worries of the Greens in the Council regarding the situation of young people are particularly present. From August 2024 it is no longer possible for young people to bear the additional costs for the center. This problem was discussed at the most recent city council meeting, but there is still no clear clarification of who will cover the costs. The background to this situation is a decision of the city council from 2023, which provides for the city to take over the operating costs of the P-plant by mid-2024.
The city council has also decided to develop a comprehensive concept for realigning youth work in Blieskastel, which illustrates the fundamental importance of the facility. The P-plant, active in Blieskastel since 1996, has established itself as an important point of contact for young people.
financial support and savings
The city of Blieskastel plans to financially support the association that operates the P-plant. So far, the association has carried all additional costs itself, which led to an enormous financial burden. In this context, the city also strives to motivate the association to save costs.
The challenges in front of which the P-work is facing are not unique. The majority of the (open) child and youth work are operated by free youth welfare providers. These free sponsors do not act as mere contractors of state politics, but as an independent actors within social policy. The design of child and youth work is often the result of a complex control of the state and organizational side.
The role of the municipal level
The municipal level plays a crucial role in the field of child and youth welfare. Here local associations are active as carriers of open youth work institutions, and national structures support municipal offers and promote further development. Youth associations and carriers of institutions have various mergers at the state and federal level that strengthen and develop the role of youth work.
The challenges that youth facilities like the P-work are closely linked to the general promotion of youth welfare. In this context, warning is also warned of goals outside of their self -image, such as labor market policy or school education, since the essential needs of young people have to be in the foreground.
The coming months will be crucial for how to proceed with the P-plant and thus with youth work in Blieskastel. The search for solutions and a sustainable concept remains a pressing task for the city administration and the affected actors.
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