The district youth welfare office and the district association of youth centers Ludwigsburg e.V. jointly organize the annual district-wide youth week under the motto "Art of Living - Fit for the Future". As part of this, over 200 events are offered in the open youth work and school social work facilities on a wide range of topics and issues that affect young people. From a pool of events compiled by the district youth welfare office, the open youth work and school social work facilities can select and book events that are suitable for them.

• advising and supporting the full-time and volunteer-run facilities for open child and youth work in the district of Ludwigsburg
• advising towns and municipalities on youth work issues
• Networking between the full-time and voluntary staff working in the field of open youth work to promote professional exchange between them.
• Managing and moderating specialist and working groups such as the Social Workers' Group (SAK), the Girls' Working Group (MAK), the Boys' Working Group (JAK) and the Adventure Playgrounds Working Group.
• Further training for voluntary and full-time employees in open child and youth work.
• Developing and supporting cooperation projects between youth work and schools.
• Organizing and implementing the district-wide Youth Week, which offers over 200 events every year on current youth-related topics such as new media, violence, addiction, transition from school to work, etc.
• the development and regular implementation of projects taking into account the special circumstances of boys and girls (gender-specific youth work)
• arranging competent speakers on various youth-specific topics
• Information on issues relating to the educational protection of children and young people
• Organization of the mobile action pool
• Executive cooperation in the district association of youth centers Ludwigsburg e.V.

The SAK is a district-wide working group of full-time social workers in the field of open youth work. It serves the exchange of information, networking and professional discussion and takes place regularly every month in one of the open youth work facilities in the district. Speakers on current topics relevant to open youth work are regularly invited. The meetings of the SAK are moderated by the district youth welfare office. The district youth welfare office is responsible for the management. The contact person for questions about the SAK is Judith Heintze.

The Girls' Work Working Group facilitates the regular exchange of experience and information between full-time social workers in the field of open youth work who offer well-founded gender-specific work with girls in open youth work facilities. Through the regular participation of expert speakers on current topics specific to girls' work, the MAK also provides further education and training in the field of girls' work. The coordination, moderation, expert advice and implementation of specialist days at the monthly meetings of the MAK are carried out by the district youth welfare office.

The boys' work working group enables the regular exchange of experiences and information between colleagues in the field of open work with boys who provide gender-specific activities for boys in their open youth work facilities.

Colleagues from other professional fields who work primarily with boys are also welcome. The JAK meets every four weeks and deals with all issues relevant to boys' work. The regular involvement of external speakers and the offer of specialist days for those working in the field of boys' work ensure a high level of expertise. The contact person for the JAK is N.N.

The Adventure Playgrounds Working Group brings together staff from adventure playgrounds, Robinson playgrounds and youth farms at regular intervals to discuss their work. The working group serves the purpose of networking and professional discussion and takes place alternately at one of the playgrounds. Speakers are invited and joint projects are planned. The working group is coordinated by the district youth welfare office.

Internship at Kreisjugendpflege
Students interested in studying social education/social work and education have the opportunity to complete a varied, paid internship at Kreisjugendpflege as part of their studies, with a wide range of opportunities to gain experience in administration and (open) youth work.

Would you like to find out more about our work? Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

This compilation summarizes the vacation offers 2025, which are organized by associations, clubs, youth centers, parishes, cities and municipalities for children and young people from the Ludwigsburg district.

It was not possible to include all of the organizers' vacation activities. If you would like more information, you can look on the homepage of the respective organizer or contact them directly. You can also register for the vacation offers there.

For children and young people from financially weaker families, there may be grants available from the state youth plan. These grants are paid out to the organizers of the respective activity. Application forms for these grants can be obtained from the organizers of the youth camps. They must be handed in when registering for the leisure activity.

The city camps and forest homes are usually open from Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm. If the children cannot go there themselves, they will be taken to the day care center by bus and fed there during the day. Only children who live in the respective municipality or the surrounding area should be registered for these programs.

Physically and mentally disabled children can take part in many activities. This should be discussed in advance with the respective providers.

A big thank you to all the organizers and staff involved in putting this compilation together.

Speakers on the subject of "Violence" can be found here.