About The Clarington Youth Centres
A welcoming and inclusive after-school, and summer, drop in program for youth 12-19 years old offering free pro-social resources and activities for youth. 5 Pillars of programming aim to support positive youth development offering social and leisure activities, sports and recreation, life skills development, creative arts/music, and volunteer/community engagement opportunities.
The John Howard Society of Durham Region, the Municipality of Clarington, and the local business community teamed up together in 1998 (Firehouse) and again in 2018 (The Loft and NYC) to develop our Clarington Youth Centres – Free After-School Drop in Programs for youth.
Our mission as an agency is to “reduce the impact of crime and its causes by providing a spectrum of effective prevention and intervention programs.”
Offering programs tailored to engaged youth in pro-social, positive, and productive activities meets our agency’s mission by providing prevention based programs to build youths confidence and self-efficacy.
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All of our youth centres provide a wide variety of resources for youth ranging from structured sports to video games and musical instruments. Our Centres also provide youth access to our free WIFI and so much more. Youth are welcome to enjoy the use of our pool table, air hockey table, basketball court, hockey nets, computers, video games, and more.
Our Clarington Youth Centres are adult-supervised by staff that are subject to criminal reference checks and are CPR/First Aid certified. Adult supervision promotes a pro-social environment that ensures the safety and enjoyment of everyone at the Centres.
HOW MUCH DOES ALL THIS COST?
Our Clarington Youth Centres offer all of its programming FREE OF CHARGE!
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
Are you a high school student? Do you need to complete your community service hours to graduate? The John Howard Society of Durham is a registered charitable agency and by volunteering at our Centres you can work towards completing your school hours.
SUMMER PROGRAMMING?
Throughout the summer the Clarington Youth Centres will alter its hours to accommodate the additional needs of local youth, offering a number of unique trip based opportunities including but not limited to: Go Karting, Laser Tag, Bowling, Sky Zone, Sports Trips, day trips to Cobourg Beach, Treetop Trekking, Movie Nights, and much more!
There is always something fun going on!