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Kelowna Downtown Youth Centre

Provided by Boys and Girls Clubs of the Okanagan (BGC Okanagan)
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Kelowna Downtown Youth Centre

Provides programs and services targeted to youth ages 13 and 18. Houses a number of programs providing a wrap-around service model that supports youth to move forward in their lives. The Downtown Youth Centre is a drop-in program for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; provides a safe, supportive environment, basic needs, recreational activities and opportunities, as well as life-skills training. Youth can access showers, laundry services, food and drink, internet, resource information, and referrals to other youth services. The Reconnect Program provides brief intervention counselling, street outreach, safety planning, one-on-one support, referrals to community services, parent-teen mediation, and advocacy for high-risk youth ages 13 to 18. Aims to provide young people with the resources, support, and connections they require to prevent homelessness, or to move off the street. Program hours are 9 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday. Outreach Mental Health services provide free, short-term mental health services to high-risk youth ages 12 to 18 who have been referred by Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH). Focus is on developing coping skills, communication skills, mood management, and mindfulness strategies. The Family Support Program provides help to families in need whose children may be at risk of being placed in Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) care. Program includes intensive in-home family support services and counselling. Referral required from MCFD.

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