🇦🇹 ESC Volunteering in Austria ☕ Youth Café ARENA — A Creative Space for Young People in Gratkorn 🎨

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Gratkorn, Austria

⭐️ Activity Title

Volunteering at Youth Centre Jugendcafe ARENA in Gratkorn, Austria

🔷 Activity Details

Description

We’re looking forward to hear from you. Working with young people? Want to be part of a creative and supportive space where your ideas matter? Join us as a volunteer at the Youth Centre Gratkorn for an unforgettable experience! The Youth Centre ARENA is an open and welcoming space where young people can relax, get creative, learn, and connect with others. We believe in inclusion, participation, and empowerment — every young person deserves a place where they feel safe, heard, and valued. Be part of our team on voluntary base. Whether it's playing games, cooking, working on art projects, sports, parties, or just chatting - the centre is all about building trust and community. We are open for your ideas as well.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

• Free accommodation (in a student dormitory/ single room located in Graz)

• Local transportation (bike or public transport ticket)

• Food allowance + pocket money (according to ESC guidelines)

• Health insurance & travel costs covered

• Language course & ESC trainings

Training during the activity

As part of your ESC experience, you’ll take part in:

• On-Arrival Training and Mid-Term Training (with the Austrian National Agency)

• Ongoing mentoring at the centre

• A German language course

• Chances to develop your skills and ideas through hands-on practice

• Meetings with other voluneers

Participant profile

We welcome volunteers who are:

• Motivated to work with young people with different cultural backgrounds

• Open-minded and communicative

• Interested in youth work, inclusion, and creativity

• Excited to join a team and contribute actively

• Willing to learn, grow, and share

🔑 Key Information

Activity dates

From 01/10/2026 to 30/09/2027

Activity location

Dr. Karl Renner Straße 17 a, Gratkorn, Austria

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Looking for participants from

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden