DIGITAL YOUTH CENTER
Project No. LL-00219 · 2025-06-01 – 2027-05-31
Klaipėda City Municipality Administration is implementing the project „Digital Youth Center in Klaipėda and Liepaja“. The project is implemented under the financing agreement signed on June 3, 2025 between the Klaipėda City Municipality Administration and the Secretariat of the 2021–2027 Interreg VI-A Latvia-Lithuania Cross-Border Cooperation Programme.
Project partners
- Klaipėda City Municipality (Lithuania)
- Liepaja City Municipality (Latvia)
- YOU+ Youth Development Platform (Latvia)
- Public Institution Youth Personal Development Center (Lithuania)
Target groups
- Youth
- Youth workers
Common challenges
Lithuania and Latvia face common challenges in working with young people, especially in reaching socially excluded young people who spend a significant amount of time online. This makes them vulnerable to cyberbullying, disinformation, social isolation and digital addiction. Traditional youth work methods often fail to reach this group, and the availability of online services is limited due to the lack of digital skills of youth workers.
Project objective
Create the concept of a digital youth center in Klaipėda and Liepaja, aiming to include disadvantaged and socially vulnerable youth, providing them with a space to communicate and receive social services that meet their needs.
Planned activities
The project will create a concept for a digital youth center that will provide an inclusive virtual space for the youth of Klaipėda and Liepaja. In this space, young people will not only be able to communicate, but also receive specialized help - consultations, addiction prevention services, career planning recommendations, etc.
It is planned to create a model of a digital youth center, which will include a package of services and training materials for youth workers. To attract young people, Klaipėda and Liepaja will be equipped with 7 modern gaming stations, and Liepaja Municipality will renovate the premises, aiming to create an attractive and inclusive physical space for young people.
The cross-sectoral group and the project team will promote knowledge exchange and strengthen cross-border cooperation through study visits, meetings and joint resource sharing.
Project results
50+
unique users will use the created services
18
youth workers will acquire digital youth work competences
7+
modern play stations in Klaipėda and Liepaja
Beneficiaries and impacts
Direct beneficiaries – socially vulnerable young people – will receive accessible and relevant support. Indirect benefits will be felt by youth workers, policy makers and local communities.
The project, focused on digital inclusion, combines traditional youth work practices with modern digital habits. This will create a sustainable model that can change the concept of youth work in the long term and contribute to long-term social change in the region.
Interreg VI-A Latvia-Lithuania program 2021-2027
The program aims to strengthen the sustainable and balanced socio-economic development of regions, promoting competitiveness and attractiveness for residents, students, employees and visitors - creating a favorable environment for living, studying, working and visiting.
The four main priorities of the program are:
- capacity building and people-to-people cooperation;
- green, resilient and sustainable development;
- a fair and inclusive society;
- economic potential of tourism and heritage.
The project is financed from European Union funds and other sources. The total project value is €416,727.50, of which €333,382 consists of European Union funding (ERDF), and €83,345.50 – co-financing funds.