“Spitak Youth House” Open Youth Centre is the second youth centre in Armenia to work with methodology and based on principles of open youth work. “Spitak Youth House” was established in 2020 by Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO (YIC) in cooperation with UNICEF and Spitak municipality. The organization believes that professional work with young people and free of charge social services in one of the remote neighbourhoods of Spitak has the full potential to bridge the existing gap and offer personal development and non-formal learning possibilities in a safe and youth-friendly environment.
The aim of the centre is to enhance civic activity and wellbeing amongst the youth in Armenia, particularly in Spitak, through youth work.
The centre offers young people age 13 to 18 in Spitak a wide range of services which helps young people to enhance their self-esteem, achieve more control over their lives, and improve their chances for gaining employment in the future. It is also a safe space for expressing yourself, spending leisure time, meeting and communicating with peers. The centre annually provides services to 300 youngsters.
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Education
Employment
Entertainment
Promotion of a healthy lifestyle
Professional orientation
SERVICES PROVIDED
Individual and/or group youth work
Mobile youth work
Consulting
Educational clubs, workshops and classes
Excursions and expeditions
Informal and entertaining events
The services provided by the Centre are free of charge.
FACILITIES AND RESOURCES
With the support of youth workers, the centre offers a safe space in which to learn, express oneself, and spend some time and mingle with peers. The Centre has:
Fully equipped meeting hall
Computers with internet access
Library
Kitchen
Yard
Games for education and entertainment
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpitakYouthHouse
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spitakyouthhouse/
Phone number: 077 05 91 97
Email address: spitakyouthhouse@yic.am
Adress: Shahumyan 105, Spitak