b-hof

In the location's words:

What is the b-hof?

Youth café, rock shed, hip hop store, integration room, disco, workshop house?

The Bechtolsheimer Hof youth center, or b-hof for short, has been in existence since 1991 and is a facility run by the City of Würzburg's Youth and Family Department. It is open to all young people between the ages of 12 and 26 who accept the principles of the center and the resulting educational concept and behave in accordance with the house rules.

In addition to socio-educational interventions, youth culture work is another core part of the work at the JUZ. The "promotion of the young music scene" is one of the main aims of the educational work at b-hof.

Figuratively speaking, the work at the youth center is divided into 3 areas: The youth café with regular opening hours, various workshops and the "live club" with events at the weekend.

The youth center does not want to compete with the commercial providers of the leisure industry, but represents an antithesis to them. We provide spaces in which young people can meet without the pressure to consume and help shape their own free time. Our concept is primarily aimed at the participation of young people.

Visitors should be involved in the development and implementation of specific projects. This enables them to have constructive experiences with their environment, strengthens personal responsibility and promotes a sense of community.

The Bechtolsheimer Hof Youth Center is an open youth work facility of the Youth and Family Department of the City of Würzburg and is supported by its own sponsoring association.

The legal basis for the work in the center is the Child and Youth Welfare Act (Social Security Code (SGB) Eighth Book (VIII) Child and Youth Welfare), whose requirements are expressed in the constitution for the youth center: The b-hof is a meeting place and a free space for young people. The range of programs on offer and the operating schedule meet the needs of the younger generation and reflect the development of the zeitgeist. This encourages personal initiative, promotes creative action and cultivates democratic behavior (see § 11 KJHG). A further aim of our youth work is to reduce disadvantages, promote equal rights for girls and boys and protect young people.

The facility's open youth work, youth culture and social work services include open meetings, projects, events, sports, games, socializing, group work, counselling, education, leisure activities and experiential education.

The "youth" who visit the center is not a uniform group; the visitors come from different backgrounds, nationalities and scenes and thus make up the special, lively flair of the b-hof.