With the project “Resilient Youth – Empowering Young People” we aim to open up new opportunities for young people to strengthen their mental health, build resilience and expand their chances for active participation in society. Today, many young people in Europe face increasing psychological pressures as a result of multiple crises: the long-term consequences of the pandemic, war and displacement, the climate crisis and rising polarisation in the digital sphere. While these developments affect young people in general, they have a particularly severe impact on those with fewer opportunities such as young people with disabilities, from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds or from war-affected regions. The project responds to these realities not only by addressing vulnerabilities but by empowering young people and creating spaces for active participation and co-creation. At the core of the project is the creation of inclusive, trauma-informed and non-formal learning environments where young people can discover their own resources, build self-confidence and experience solidarity across borders. They learn practical strategies to cope with stress and crisis situations, develop awareness of self-care and mutual support, and explore how to remain capable of action even in difficult times. Participation is a guiding principle: young people actively co-design activities and processes, take responsibility and learn to use their voice to advocate for their needs. Through creative and accessible formats such as artistic workshops, reflection sessions or peer-to-peer activities they also engage with current societal challenges including the climate crisis, war, disinformation and hate speech, and experiment with constructive strategies to address them. The international dimension with partners from Germany, Poland, Czechia and Ukraine further reinforces these processes. Young people with fewer opportunities experience that their concerns are not isolated but shared by peers across borders. These encounters foster solidarity, intercultural learning and the sense of belonging to a European community. At the same time, the project provides important impulses for the quality development of youth work practice. Youth workers strengthen their competences in trauma-informed, inclusive and resilience-oriented youth work by applying innovative methods and developing existing approaches further. Trainers, facilitators and interpreters acquire new didactic tools and approaches, which they disseminate within their networks, significantly increasing the reach and sustainability of the developed methods. Less experienced organisations take on coordinating roles, contribute their own practices or learn from more established partners thereby expanding their competences and strengthening their capacity for future European cooperation. The project thus combines individual empowerment with institutional learning and European cooperation. It contributes directly to the priorities of Erasmus+, in particular inclusion & diversity, youth participation and the promotion of mental health. In doing so, it generates sustainable impulses for forward-looking, resilience-oriented youth work in Europe.