Vi har i vårt arbete undersökt ett ideellt projekt, New City i Malmö - ett utvecklingspartnerskap som arbetar för att underlätta för ungdomars etablering på arbetsmarknaden. Grunden till dess tillkomst ligger i en statlig utredning, som belyser en kategori unga utanför med svårigheter att få sina behov tillgodosedda i myndighetskontakter och genom ordinarie arbetsmarknadspolitiska åtgärder. Förslag ges i utredningen till en försöksverksamhet med s.k. navigatorcentra, som New City, som söker upp ungdomarna och ger dem stöd utifrån ett helhetsperspektiv på deras situationer. Syftet med vår studie är att undersöka vilka metoder som används inom projektet, jämfört med i kommunala arbetsmarknadsåtgärder för ungdomar. Vi vill också ge en bild av individers upplevelser av verksamheten. Kunskap om New Citys arbetssätt och kompetenser har vi fått genom en verksamhetsberättelse som återges i bakgrundskapitlet, samt från en intervju med en anställd coach, vilken redovisas i resultatdelen. Fakta om kommunala ungdomsåtgärder och dess styrande regelverk och målsättningar, samt om sysselsättningspolitiken i Malmö, har erhållits via litteraturstudier och dokument från Internet. Dessa presenteras i kapitel 1. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer med ovan nämnda coach och fyra ungdomar inom projektet har vi tagit del av upplevelser av verksamheten. Resultaten av intervjuerna visar att coachernas kompetenser och engagemang är avgörande i arbetet med ungdomarna. De motivationshöjande och vägledande samtalen med dessa uppskattas av deltagarna. Friheten för de anställda att själv utforma arbetssätten skiljer projektet från de kommunala åtgärderna, och har en positiv inverkan på bemötandet av individen. Samtliga intervjuade ungdomar mår bättre sedan de började besöka New City, och coacherna har lyckats väl med att skapa individanpassade lösningar för dessa.

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate youth’s experiences of what meaning the nonprofit youth project Husby Marathon had on their social capital and self-identity. In order to answer the purpose a qualitative methodology was used based on interviews with four of the participant youths. Two teories were used, Social capital by Robert D. Putnam and Selfidentity by Anthony Giddens. The result indicates that the project has had a significant impact on the creation of social capital, in particular bridging social capital which was strengthened by an extended social network that the participants were offered. A strong social bond developed within the project, which also helped to strengthen the bonding social capital. Civic awareness was raised among the participants which also established a trust towards strangers and the society. Different parts of the project has given the participants opportunity to reflect on their identity. The participants have gained self-efficacy by learning goaloriented methods which has generated new and evolved self-identity. This has shown to increased the youths ability to make decisions and lifestyle choices. The results generated a development of three new concepts that are important for the integration of youth in suburbs. The two first concepts are "social self-identity" and "commitment-building social capital" and these two led to the final concept "social self-resource capital".</p>

The purpose of this study was to investigate youth’s experiences of what meaning the nonprofit youth project Husby Marathon had on their social capital and self-identity. In order to answer the purpose a qualitative methodology was used based on interviews with four of the participant youths. Two teories were used, Social capital by Robert D. Putnam and Selfidentity by Anthony Giddens. The result indicates that the project has had a significant impact on the creation of social capital, in particular bridging social capital which was strengthened by an extended social network that the participants were offered. A strong social bond developed within the project, which also helped to strengthen the bonding social capital. Civic awareness was raised among the participants which also established a trust towards strangers and the society. Different parts of the project has given the participants opportunity to reflect on their identity. The participants have gained self-efficacy by learning goaloriented methods which has generated new and evolved self-identity. This has shown to increased the youths ability to make decisions and lifestyle choices. The results generated a development of three new concepts that are important for the integration of youth in suburbs. The two first concepts are "social self-identity" and "commitment-building social capital" and these two led to the final concept "social self-resource capital".