In 2015 and 2016 the EU experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants, more than 1 million people arrived in the European Union, most of them young people fleeing from war and terror in Syria and other countries. More than four in five (77.3 %) of the first time asylum seekers in the EU-27 in 2019 were less than 35 years old, those in the age range 18–34 years accounted for slightly less than half (47 %) of the total number of applicants, while almost one third (30.3 %) of the total number of first time applicants were minors aged less than 18 years (Eurostat: Asylum Statistics, 2019). At the same time, migration has put a huge pressure in many European countries. The EU was caught unprepared for such large numbers of people. The large scale arrival of migrants has put a strain not only on individuals but also on the common European system as a whole. Indeed, in the wake of the several terrorist attacks in Europe, public discussions have flared up all over Europe about what it actually means to be European. The public debate quickly turned to the failure of migrant integration into the respective host societies. In such a context, and despite a myriad of positive examples, Europe’s capacity to advocate its values to the migrants’ community and to turn integration into a success story has become increasingly questioned in the public sphere. Nevertheless, there is also emerging reflection on the potential of youth organizations, youth workers and youth centres to target the inclusion of refugees into the activities of the organizations and to ease the integration into new communities. As young refugees/migrants are falling into the category of being disadvantaged and are qualifying as young people, they are becoming a concern of youth policy. Young people with migrant backgrounds are one of the target groups that are not sufficiently reached by youth work. Having all this in mind, youth sector has the challenging task to develop mid to long-term responses to help the big proportion of refugees/migrants, who are young people themselves, integrate in their new communities and participate actively in public life. So, the main aim of “Welcome Friends” is to equip youth workers with knowledge and skills to favour and help the integration of the young people who arrived as refugees or forced migrants in their communities.