The Church of Sweden, Östersund Municipality and Hello Stranger work together with the unaccompanied minors in the municipality.
Sabina Esp is the project manager.
- My role is to support in contacts with authorities, the Learning Center and also when it comes to different relationships, she says.
The unaccompanied minors, like all other adult young people, must look for work and housing on their own, but Sabina Esp tries to help where possible.
- They often jump around among different second homes or live indoors.
It does not work so well every time.
Preparing to be deported
A total of 120 unaccompanied minors remain in Östersund municipality.
Some have a permanent residence permit, but the largest group has a temporary residence permit through the Upper Secondary School Act.
For them, it takes a permanent job within six months after the education to stay in the country.
Are you preparing them so that they can be deported?
- We've talked to everyone.
They do not want to talk about it, but we ask how they think about the fact that they can be taken into custody.
It is usually an opening, says Sabina Esp.
Can't stand the press
Several of the young people cannot cope with the press.
They choose to move on to Europe.
- They think that Germany and France do not deport young people to Afghanistan, Sabina Esp explains.
Around 20 of the 70 unaccompanied young people in Östersund are undocumented and stay hidden.
- The young people are very afraid of being deported to Afghanistan.
Östersund is their home.
They have lived here for five years.