Ms Christine Gaschler-Andreasch is pleased to invite you for the next meeting of the European Youth Care Platform and ENSA general assembly:
5^th of December 2018: meeting of the Youth Care Platform
6^th of December: ENSA general assembly

Both meetings will take place in Vänersborg, Sweden (nearest international airport is Göteborg Landvetter Airport)

In annex you can find already the invitation for the ENSA general assembly and the practical details.  The agendas and preparatory documents will be available in due time.

We hereby invite you to start preparing your visit to Vänersborg!
Looking forwards to meet you on 5 and 6 December

The next meeting of the European Youth Care Platform will be held on 6^th of June, 2017 (14:30 – 17:30) 

(15 min walking from the city center and easy to reach with the metro).

This meeting will be part of the General Assembly of the European Network for Social Authorities on 6th and 7^th of June.  All members of the Youth Care Platform are invited to take part in the activities and meetings of the ENSA:

-      6 - 7th June 2017: Conference “Social and Health Challenges: Answers of Community Care” (Invitation  for ENSA, ELISAN General Assemblies, Youth Care Platform meeting, working groups and study visits).  The event will be an opportunity for interested stakeholders to meet consortium partners and draft projects ideas for upcoming Calls for Proposals. The process to present your project idea will be open soon.
Invitation for the ENSA-events: see below       
Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/qW2stubte8ksnIap2

-      8th June 2017 “European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing In the 2030 Agenda.       
9th June  Open meeting of the EU funded project APPCARE APPropriate CARE paths for frail elderly patients.          
Registration link for 8th and 9th of June on the program (see document below).

There is no fee for these meetings but registration is compulsory.
Hotel information: see below.

The agenda en preparatory document for the Youth Care Platform are now available.

Rationale   
Young people from residential care facilities often lack a strong family or social network to fall back on. Studies show a considerable number of homeless people have spent time in a youth care institution. They remain faced with ‘structural homelessness’ and unemployment. More often than not the roots to these lifelong challenges lie in ineffective guidance in the transition from youth care to young adulthood. For many vulnerable youngsters the gap after youth care is just too big. There is a strong need for after care mechanisms.

Content    
During the conference, we will present an after care guarantee model and policy recommendations in order to involve and increase awareness at all levels (from policy to youth work and young people themselves). These recommendations will be activated by hearing the youngsters and their accompanying staff. Regional ministers and administrations will reflect on future after care strategies and policies and a representative of the European Commission will share the perspective of the Commission on social protection and after care. To conclude the day, we will discuss the importance of prevention and an integrated collaboration of different sectors in after care mechanisms, based on the experiences of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Homeless Hub.