Integration of young people: “Sport is a powerful lever in neighborhoods”

The mayor of Poissy Karl Olive, was in charge of a three-month government mission on the integration of young people from the neighborhoods through sport. On Friday, he delivered several leads that will be developed in his report expected in January. Among other things, the creation of a “one-stop-shop” which centralizes all information on government and community aid, the generalization of the opening of gymnasiums and equipment in the neighborhoods between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. or even permission to juvenile delinquents to carry out their work of general interest in the clubs.

Guest of Céline Géraud on Sunday morning, Nadia Hai, Minister Delegate in charge of the City, considered that “sport is a powerful lever throughout the national territory and in the neighborhoods”. “There are three types of sport: healthy sport, educational sport because we instill values, but also integration sport because we can support young people in the professional environment,” she explained.

Keep young people busy while supervising them

For her, the fact of opening sports facilities at night is a “very good proposition” and goes “in the right direction”. “Young people who are often unemployed after school and whose parents work until very late at night, have a time when they are on their own. And the idea is to be able to occupy them in a busy environment. coaching and instilling values, “continued Nadia Hai.

As for Karl Olive’s proposal on community service in clubs, the MP was delighted at the idea of ​​being able to transmit the values ​​of sport to these young people. “Today this work is not carried out in the communities because the elected officials have a certain difficulty going to recover their profiles to make them work. So the fact of integrating them into sports associations which supervise, it allows to bring them this education and transmitting the values ​​of sport to them. It is an idea that seems extremely interesting. “