Guiding You Forward, Empowering Your Future

The route ahead is yours to choose

Youth Programs


Discover exciting programs designed to inspire, empower, and support youth. From leadership development to creative arts, sports, and life skills, Routes Youth Center offers a safe and welcoming space where teens can learn, grow, and thrive


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Become a Mentor


Make a lasting impact in a young person’s life. As a mentor, you’ll guide, encourage, and empower youth to reach their full potential. Join our team of passionate mentors and help shape brighter futures—one relationship at a time.


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Routes in the News


See how Routes Youth Center is making a difference! Stay up to date with our latest stories, media features, and community highlights. Explore the ways our youth, volunteers, and programs are creating positive change.


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Partner with Routes


Together, we can do more. Whether you're a local business, community organization, or supporter, partnering with Routes Youth Center helps us expand our reach and impact. Let’s work together to build stronger communities and brighter futures for youth.


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We are here for you


Routes Youth Centre allows youth in the Dundas and Hamilton area to come together and participate in engaging and fun programming.

Join us for drop-in time, learn something new during a workshop, join us for our field trips, come chat with staff, or check out Open Gym on Friday nights! There is something for everyone at Routes.


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Tour Our Space

Welcome to Routes Youth Centre in Dundas. Let's take you on a tour of our beautiful and magical space where youths can drop in during open hours for a wide variety of activities and programming carefully tailored by our incredible staff and partners. 


The immersive experience sets you in a "Routes Wonderland" adventure, from board games to video games, arts & crafts to cooking classes. It's all here to keep our youths engaged.

SPONSORS & DONORS

Thank you to the many individuals, community groups and businesses that

have placed their confidence in the mission of Routes Youth Centre.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


We acknowledge that we gather on lands that are the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe nations from the time of the creation of the "Dish With One Spoon" wampum agreement. The  name of this agreement uses the symbolism of the dish to represent the territory, and one spoon to show that the people are to share the resources of the land and only take what they need. We honour and respect the intimate relationship that the Indigenous peoples had and still have with this land.