Youth Services
City Centre Youth Staff
Youth Development Coordinator: Usman Mushtaq
Youth Development Leader: Hallie Van Velthuijsen
Youth Leadership Teams
Our five different youth team meet weekly at City Centre Community Centre to plan and create community service projects and initiatives. Volunteers on the leadership teams have the chance to learn and develop leadership, teamwork, and project planning skills while also getting to know other youth in the community.
Beta U
Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Always wanted to start your own business? Beta U is the Business, Entrepreneurship, and Resource Development team where volunteers turn business ideas into real-life ventures.
C-Change
Thursdays, 6:00 - 7:00pm
Yearning to make a difference in your community? This group is the Social Responsibility and Change Team where like-minded volunteers come together to explore social concerns and design projects to fight them.
Footprints
Thursdays, 5:00 - 6:00pm
If you’re looking for a way to share your talents in music and the arts then this Arts, Culture, and Music Team welcomes volunteers to bring their creative ideas to life.
Green Friends
Thursdays, 4:30 - 5:30pm
Want to help save the environment? Looking to make our society more “green”? This Environmentalism and Sustainability Team groups volunteers that are passionate about the environment to work on making our community a more sustainable place to live.
Holla Bak
Thursdays, 3:30 - 4:30pm
Interested in special events and new activities? This Youth Engagement and Active Healthy Lifestyle Team is made up of volunteers that come up with new ideas for the community to have fun!
Youth Hangout
Fridays, 8:00 - 11:00 pm
City Centre Community Centre
Ages 13-18 years
Drop-in on Friday nights and play games, try karaoke, have snacks and more!
City Centre’s Social Room also doubles as our Youth Room. After school hours, youth are welcome in this space to use the Xbox, Karaoke machine, and study, socialize and more.
ALLWAYS
Wednesdays, 4:00 - 6:00pm
City Centre Community Centre
Age 13-24 years
Drop-in and participate any time in awesome activities and projects in this safe space for youth of all identities! Weekly drop-in meetings are filled with conversation, guest speakers, out trip activities and more exploring gender, identity and acceptance. Contact us at umushtaq@richmond.ca for more information.
