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Services We Provide
- Housing support
- Life skills
- Outreach services
- Community support
- Youth leadership opportunities
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Youth Insight
Youth Insight team members share their stories of obstacles and resiliency and how, with supportive services, they took positive steps to build better lives.
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Not sure where to turn to? The Youth Action Centre (YAC) can help. We are a resource and referral drop-in centre for youth 16-24 years of age. We're a fun and safe place. We care. We listen to you. We meet you where you're at.
Our drop-in services include: basic needs, personal care products, laundry facilities, showers, hot meals, referrals, advocacy, informal counselling, telephone & internet access, recreation and, on the 15th day of each month, food bank.
Our Hours
- Monday to Friday / 8 am - 10 am & 3 pm - 7 pm
- Saturday / 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Sunday CLOSED
Need to Arrange an Appointment?
- Monday to Friday / 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- 226.777.0116
Crisis Service Emergency Numbers
London Mental Health Crisis Services
- 519.433.2023 (24-hour line)
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Sexual Assault Centre London
- 519.439.0844
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Youth Crisis Line, Distress Centre
- 519.667.6711 (24-hour line)
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Lesbian Gay Bi Youth
- 1-800-268-YOUTH (96884)
Operation Go Home
- 1-800-668-4663 (24-hour line)
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Kids Help Phone
- 1-800-668-6868 (24-hour line)
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Western Area Youth Services Crisis
- 519-433-0334 (24-hour line)
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London and District Distress Centre
- 519-667-6711 (24-hour line)
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YES (Youth Endeavouring for Success)
This four week training program offers an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills to jumpstart your future. Workshop topics include: Budgeting, Stress Reduction, Housing, Healthy Eating, Health & Safety, First Aid/CPR, Safe Food Handling and more.
“I was extremely satisfied with this program. It really helped me understand my own personality and to know what direction in life I want to head in.” - Elizabeth
The Cornerstone and Affordable Housing for Youth
In 2008 Youth Opportunities Unlimited began a program of affordable housing for youth at The Cornerstone located in downtown London at 332 Richmond Street. The three-storey heritage building is owned by YOU. The program is designed to meet the needs of at risk youth in our community. The upper two floors of the building house 14 bachelor apartments, 12 one-bedroom apartments and 2 two-bedroom apartments. Youth renting apartments benefit from very affordable rates. The affordable rents and the additional services to be housed in the building will lessen the pressures youth experience surrounding daily needs and enable youth to focus on building successful futures. These services will include health and nutrition, alternative education, mentoring and employment opportunities.
For more information, or to apply to our affordable housing program please contact Kim Glumac, Transitional Housing Worker:
- 519.434.6500 x 367
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glumack
you.on.ca
Our partners in this innovative project include:
- Andersen Corporate Foundation
- City of London
- Community Enhancement Fund of the Western Fair
- Fanshawe College, Culinary, Interior Design, Architectural Technology
- Forever Legacy Foundation
- Ontario Trillium Foundation
- Labourers' Union
- Libro Financial Group
- London District Catholic School Board
- London Economic Development Corporation
- MainStreet London
- Middlesex London Health Unit
- Thames Valley District School Board
- The University of Western Ontario, schools of Dentistry and Medicine
“ I was a participant of the Youth Action Centre for quite a few years. During that time the staff provided me with many services in my times of need. To this day I believe the Youth Action Centre truly helped me turn my life around. I hope that one day I can work in a similar environment helping people the way YAC helped me. ” - James
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