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The Sudbury Action Centre for Youth began in 1986 as an employment centre which offered casual labour jobs to people just released from prison. Within a year it became obvious that many youth registering for these types of jobs needed specialized support and a Youth Drop In Centre was opened for youth between the ages of 16 to 24. Youth programming followed and today the Youth Drop In Centre offers:
- A Housing Support Worker
- An award winning Peer Mentor Program
- Trained youth workers to support and refer youth to community support
- A hot meal every night
- Recreational activities at no charge
- A school teacher in the Drop in every afternoon to assist youth with their educational requirements.
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Many clients in the Casual Labour Centre also struggle with addiction issues and in August 1992 the Agency, under contract to the Sudbury & District Health Unit, opened “The Point” needle exchange program , and later in 1998 an IDU (injection drug use) / HIV outreach program, which operates five days a week. These two programs use the Harm Reduction model to help injection drug users lessen the harm to themselves and their community, through education, supplies and support.
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