Kevin Gangloff – Youth Services in Orillia

What sort of programs and services does the Orillia Youth Centre offer?

When you look at the Youth Centre, the great thing about it is that we’re youth driven. If youth come to our doors saying we need this kind of programming, we’re able to adapt and offer that. We offer everything from a drop-in space to youth coming and doing their own self-directed things. Everything from music instruments, games, school supplies, to things like do laundry and get clothing. You can just come here and be a youth.

We’re a space that’s adaptable on a daily basis to meet the needs of the youth we’re seeing but able to offer everything from social to recreational. All of our staff at the Youth Centre are child and youth workers, social workers by trade, you’re addressing some challenging, complex issues as well as youth being youth.

We’re first point of contact for a lot of youth, they’re here the minute we open to the minute we close the doors at night and they’re telling staff about their day and about their opportunities, what’s in front of them and what’s behind them.

You’re matching every day, every day is different.