The Refuge Youth Outreach Centre

2nd chance youth centre - providing breakfast and lunch food personal hygiene supplies laundry facilities showers etc. On a weekday basis to homeless and street youth in the durham region. Wellness - programming focussed on healthy eating and active living for homeless and street youth. The rec. Room - a weekday evening drop-in program for homeless and street youth. Family night - a dinner program on friday nights for homeless and street individuals wilderness rocks - an outdoors/adventure cmaping program for homeless youth. New leaf catering - using a housing first approach the refuge works with eligible youth to house them and using icm maintain their housing. Educational programming - working with local area schools and community groups - provide a life impacting educational counselling - formal and informal counselling sessions on a drop-in basis for homeless youth. New leaf catering - a social enterprise that works with homeless youth providing catering services to community clients.