Main motivation behind the project ‘Neighborhood of youth centers in Europe’ was to improve programs of youth centers with final goal to reduce the percentage of youth that are leaving school early. In participating countries, youth centers exist but they struggle with quality of the programme, there are not able to respond to the needs of young people thus young people lack places where they can engage, especially after school. The consortium decided to carry out the project ‘Neighborhood of youth centers in Europe’ because involved organizations are in need to improve quality of activities delivered by youth centers, to increase competencies of youth workers, leaders involved in designing and delivering activities in these centers with aim to provide young people with an opportunity for personal and professional development. Moreover, the partners were strongly motivated to get to know new practices, methods and tools, establish new partnerships and work on development of new project ideas. Moreover, applicant organization Art of the Box and partner from Macedonia Volunteers Centre Skopje implemented together project under Erasmus+ Programme entitled ‘Empower Vulnerable Youth: Theater, Creative Writing and Emotions in Focus’ focused on increasing quality of activities targeting vulnerable youth. This project included two international mobility activities – training course realized in Macedonia and youth exchange in Belgium. The project ‘Empower Vulnerable Youth: Theater, Creative Writing and Emotions in Focus’ brought important impulses to work with involved organizations and made the partners realize the need to work on addressing needs of vulnerable young people. Objectives of the project ‘Neighborhood of youth centers in Europe’: -to increase competencies of youth workers to identify and to address needs and interests of young people in danger of early drop out; -to raise capacities of organizations to deliver quality program activities in youth centers targeting young people, especially young people in danger of early drop out; -to improve quality of services being provided by youth centers; -to support sharing practices, methods and tools addressing needs of young people in danger of early drop out; -to empower young people in danger of early drop out and to support their active involvement in decision making processes and in life of their communities; -to foster partnerships between youth centers from the Western Europe and the Western Balkans; -to increase knowledge on Erasmus + Programme and to support development of new project ideas addressing needs of vulnerable youth in general and youth in danger of early drop out in particular. The project objectives were in line with goals and objectives of Erasmus+ Programme set for year 2019: reaching out to marginalized young people, promoting diversity, sense of initiative of young people and equipping youth workers with competences and methods needed for transferring the common fundamental values of our society particularly to the difficult to reach young people and preventing violent radicalization of young people as well. By developing competencies of youth workers, leaders working with youth in danger of early drop out will increase the quality of services provided by youth centers and provide youth in partner communities’ new opportunities. It means we will prevent their radicalization and support their active involvement in society. The project reflected Europe 2020 strategy as it aimed to improve the quality of services for vulnerable youth and created more inclusive environments in participant’s communities.