Bakkinn Community Center

Bakkinn youth center is located in Breiðholtsskóli. The youth center has operated since 2010 and serves children and adolescents aged 10-16 living in Bakkahverfi. Bakkinn is part of Miðberg recreation center.

Bakkinn youth center aims to offer diverse, creative, and fun activities for children and adolescents in the neighborhood. This involves creating a positive atmosphere and environment in recreational activities to develop key skills in children and adolescents, focusing on social skills, participation, and strengthening self-image. We aim to offer diverse monthly activities appealing to different children and adolescents with varied interests, ensuring a safe environment where they feel comfortable. Additionally, we emphasize education against prejudice and substance abuse prevention.

Director: Herdís Einarsdóttir, phone: 664-7600

Assistant Director: Sunna Guðríður Vilhjálmsdóttir, phone: 695-5028

Child prosperity

The Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties. Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a prosperity contact in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity contact offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services. Children, youth, and guardians can reach the school prosperity contact to request integrated services.

Information on the prosperity contacts for children at the Bakkinn youth center can be found on the website of Breiðholtsskóli

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