The new Dutch austerity measures also include serious spending cuts in the youth care branch. In Rotterdam the company Sagenn lost all its subsidies, and according to the personnel it is not if, but when things will go horribly wrong with some of the youngsters in the harbour town.
Some of the youngsters need some extra attention and motivation to find the right track to work or to education again. Now they will have to figure it all out themselves. Some will not manage and end up into crime.
ARD reporter Nathalie Baumgartner visits Rotterdam and portrays and interviews a coordinator, the managing director of the youth care organisation and Winslo, a youngster that gets help. She also meet friends of Winslo in the streets of the neighbourhood Feyenoord.
For this background reportage Featurez gave advice, did the research, set-up and planning, accompanied the filming and did part of the interviews.