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Atviras Šiaulių rajono jaunimo centras

Kuršėnai, Šiaulių r., Lithuania

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Profile last updated: October 3, 2026

About

Atviras Šiaulių rajono jaunimo centras is a non-governmental organisation based in Kuršėnai, Lithuania working on children & youth, mental health, employment & skills +1 more.

Atviras Šiaulių rajono jaunimo centras (Open Šiauliai District Youth Centre) is a non-profit youth organisation based in Kuršėnai, Šiauliai district, Lithuania. It provides open youth work and preventive social services to young people aged 14 to 29, with particular attention to those with fewer opportunities and NEET young people. Its work includes individual and group work with young people, mobile youth work in rural villages, creative and sports activities, psychological support for teenagers and their parents, and training for youth workers and specialists. Its projects are funded through EU structural funds, the Lithuanian Youth Affairs Agency, municipal budgets and the EEA Grants. The organisation also receives donations through the Lithuanian 1.2% personal income tax designation.

Location

Kuršėnai, Lithuania

Organisation type

NGO

Legal name

Atviras Šiaulių rajono jaunimo centras

Registration

175877975

Focus areas

youth workopen youth workmobile youth workNEETmental healthŠiauliai districtyouth centre

Languages

LT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthMental healthEmployment & SkillsCommunity development

Works for

YouthFamiliesUnemployed peoplePeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Be batų (Without Shoes)

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Children & Youth · Lithuania

Continuing open youth work programme offering support, socialisation and life-skills activities for young people aged 14 to 29, with priority for those with fewer opportunities.

Mobilūs batai (Mobile Shoes)

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Children & Youth · Lithuania

Mobile youth work in five villages of Šiauliai district, with group activities such as sports, creative workshops and cooking for young people facing social exclusion.

Lengvi batai (Light Shoes)

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Mental health · Lithuania

EEA Grants-funded project providing psychological support for teenagers and their parents, plus training for specialists working with adolescents.

Nusimesk savo akmenų kuprinę (Drop Your Backpack of Stones)

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Mental health · Lithuania

Municipally funded project strengthening the psychological health of teenagers at risk and their parents.

JUNGTYS

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Employment & Skills · Lithuania

National project run with 34 partners to reduce the number of inactive young people, working with those with fewer opportunities and NEET youth through education system interventions and prevention measures (2024-2028).

Countries of operation

Lithuania

Funding & support

Funded by

EU fundingGovernment funding

Ways to support

Donate

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Rietavo atviras jaunimo centras, Telšių jaunimo centras, Jaunimo reikalų agentūra

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