According to local residents complaints: More opportunities for young people in Offenbach's settlement

Neat houses stand today on the complex in the centre of Offenbach, the earlier the plant 1 of the printing machine manufacturer MAN Roland. The buildings enclose on three sides an open space, to the abundant Green, the water games, sports equipment and Seating. Comfortable relaxed all acts of the day and when the weather is nice. But the complaints about rowdy and pöbelnde groups of young people or young adults have been increasing for months. Residents no longer dare to go out after dark, the terrain, such as Gia J. reports, who lives in one of the houses. Also wantonly destroyed two wheels, the speech, and of alcohol - and drug-use in the evening that are not visible.

Jochen Remmert

airport editor and correspondent of the Rhine-Main-Süd.

the tense Situation was intensified police presence. Meanwhile, the Department of children and young people on the Offenbach youth welfare office has also developed a whole package of additional offers in order to reach the young people in the Senefelder-quarters, better than in the past.

consideration and understanding

"life in the city, especially in a densely populated such as ours requires mutual respect and understanding for each other," says social head of Department Sabine Large (Green). In the past few weeks employees of the youth welfare office were Great to be in the district on the road to find out what offers can you make to children and young people. So social workers have offered, for example, a group of young people who had set up in the Park house a Seating area, to meet dear once a week in the Offenbach port garden. A staff member of the youth education station is trying to make contact with young people who attend no school, no training, and others Offered to participate. In conversations with these young people to future prospects to be opened.

The media floor of the children-, youth - and cultural centre, sandy lane has for the young people of the district, a holiday project about the treatment and the possibilities of media prepared. The children and young people, especially media skills are taught, for example, you can produce a short film.