The Spinach for Popeye exchange programme exists for more than 15 years now. Apart from an exchange of professionals, it includes an annual youth meeting for especially socially disadvantaged young persons with an increased need of support. Each year one country is host of a youth exchange taking place for eight days. Venue/location: Odenwaldkreis/Germany, youth hostel Castle Breuberg, duration 8 days, from September 2th – September 9th, 2014 Topic of the youth meeting in 2014: “Young in Europe – Today and Tomorrow” Target: In terms of the planning of the content and the structure, all partners participated with equal rights. In 2014, the youth exchange took place in the Odenwaldkreis/Germany. The Topic was “Youth in Europe – Today and Tomorrow” refers to transitions. The young persons had the opportunity to look at their live circumstances in the present and at future prospects in their region and/or in Europe. During this week a variety of creative and physical activities has provided, in which the young people have experienced new competences and common activities as well as in which common wishes and feelings have been contributed. This youth exchange programme is an excellent example of a long-term, trustful and well-working European cooperation with the target to support young persons in the development of their personality in such a way, that they made full use of their own potential and that they have learned to build up self-confidence and motivation. It was accompanied and guided by educationalists who made it possible to experience intercultural learning and a European awareness by means of non-formal methods. Thus, apart from the increase of individual competences and the outlines of the young persons’ lives, the chance of taking responsibility for a common and peaceful working and living together has been promoted. At the end of the week of the youth exchange programme, all young persons or groups have chosen the appropriate methods for them to present their experience gained during this week. For the preparation and the carrying out a preparatory visit of the persons who have looked after the young persons, it was required to coordinate the content of the week. The persons who have looked after the young persons worked on the project with equal rights. Participants who took part: Young persons with an increased demand of support between the ages of 13 to 17 years with or without a migration background from four European regions (Sweden/Gothenburg, Italy/Nuoro, Scotland/Falkirk, Germany/Odenwaldkreis). Number of participants who took part: Per region, eight young persons (males, females) and two persons (male/female) per country who have looked after the young persons. Activities performed: Various workshops and excursions for the development of personal, intercultural and European competences. Methods used: All methods have been based on non-formal learning and support intercultural learning and European awareness. Activities performed for: team building, team work, presentations, exchange, discussion groups, national and international teams, cultural exchange/awareness, excursions, non-formal setting, brainstorming, evaluation exercises, feedback, quality management creative designing with wood (totem pole, making masks), Acrobatics, circus, theatre, music and drums alive. Excursions performed: climbing in a high rope course, hiking to castles, experiencing history, going to the Michaelis mass in Miltenberg.