YC EPIRUS

The Youth Center of Epirus (YC Epirus) is a non-profit organisation located in Ioannina, in the heart of the Epirus region, Greece. It hosts departments of young adult non-formal education, asylum seeker integration, and Europe Direct information Center. The organisation is internationally certified for Support Services for the Improvement of Citizen's Lives and the Upgrading of General Living Conditions, by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), has received Certification as a provider of Primary Social Care services of a non-profit nature from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, has a permit and collaboration with the Ministry of Asylum and Migration of Greece for providing services to asylum seekers in Greece.

The young adult center in Kaplani 10, Ioannina is open to the public during every study year. The center is an open space for all young adults who look for non-formal education, local and international opportunities. YC Epirus offers activities related to voluntarism, non-formal education, social inclusion and cultural awareness. Our international team, combined of volunteers and youth workers, implements various courses and workshops, informative and cultural events for youth and young adults. 

YC Epirus organizes and participates also in international educational projects such as youth exchanges, training courses, seminars, as well as voluntarism, research and capacity building projects under the Erasmus+, CERV, European Solidarity Corps, and other programmes. In addition, the place hosts Europe Direct Information Center where regional society can receive information related to EU opportunities, grants, citizen rights, etc.

YC Epirus asylum seeker integration department operates projects that provide accommodation, integration, health care, educational and other support to young, unaccompanied asylum seekers in Epirus region. Currently, the organisation hosts a facility in Perama, nearby of Ioannina. 

For more information, activities, contacts, and media, visit https://www.yce.gr/en/.