Our Mission Statement
Our purpose is to provide a safe haven for LaSalle youth by giving help with school work, personal development programs, healthy snacks and an adult supervised socialization during the time after school. Our goal is to provide support to any youth in the age range of 12 to 19 with constructive and safe activities.
Additional programs will offer mental health support through available counselling, extended programming during school breaks to engage the youth and other programs that will assist the youth, their families and the community.
These services to be provided at no cost to the youth or their families.
Previous Programs
- Summer Events and Trips
- Dedicated Exam Study Hours
- Family Food Program - Covid19 Response
- PPE / Covid Test Kits - Covid19 Response
Current Programs
On-going programs continue and do change with the time of the year. We do have ...
Dedicated Exam Study Hours
Daily Meals
Tutoring
Available Professional Counselling
How We Started
The LaSalle Hangout For Youth (The Hangout) was created in 2015 with a vision and mission to provide an accessible and safe space for the youth in the Town of LaSalle to come together. The Hangout was established after recognizing a general absence of available after-school programs as well as a concerning amount of young people on the streets. The need became increasingly apparent after consulting with local businesses and the LaSalle Police Service. In response to this need the, LHY was founded, beginning with two kids in the basement of a Church, two days a week.
Today, the Youth Centre is open 5 days a week during the school year. Monday-Friday from 3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m, We provide a safe, adult-supervised space that offers a variety of services including homework assistance, job preparation, snacks, meals, access to professional counsellers and personal development programs designed to encourage physical and academic growth.
There is also a March Break program available Monday-Friday, and a Summer Program that is available from the morning to early evening Monday - Friday. Continuing to provide a safe, adult-supervised space that offers a variety of events, meals, daily activities and trips to help ensure a safe and memorable time.