Would you go to a teen club/teen centre in your town?

i would love it so much seeing as there is nothing for teens to do in my town, and when i say nothing i mean nothing, no movie theaters, no bowling, no clothes stores, the only pool is on the rich part of town and we cant afford to go to it (i mean really, $350 to swim in a pool for a summer), and then adults get mad when we hand out in parks, which they say are for little kids, and on corners, they assume we are drug dealers or something, so we resort to sitting in friends basements, which gets really boring after about 5 minutes. we sit inside and our parents tell us to get out of the house, so we go outside and adults yell at us to leave where ever we are because since were 17 we must be up to no good. we do have a rec center but its mainly kids under the age of 12 there, its just one big room with a pool table in the middle with half the balls missing in the basement of a community center, so not to much fun. it would be great to just have somewhere to go to just hang out and have fun, plus it would have a huge influence on the kids in the town, who you cant exactly blame for getting in trouble when theres nothing to do and nobody gives a crap about them. you would have a lot of trouble keeping the gangs and drugs out in my town though, but if you found a way, it would be so cool to just have a safe place to chill where we feel we are supposed to be there. maybe it would be cool if you had another part of the building for younger kids, like half would be a teen zone and half would be a kid zone, and you have to be a certain age for each, because i know in my town we really could use a way to give the little kids a safe fun place to go after school. if only you could come down to where i am in NY to do it.

I like your idea. You have to think about how you're going to fund this project though. Not everything can be free. The $2 charge for movie is good. Maybe every Friday instead of Movie Night you should have bands play. Charge the kids their entrance. I'd say $6 is perfect.

Here ( I live in central California) we have a small cafe. It's a Christian project so it scares away some kids. It's VERY relaxed and the adults are in their 30s. Kids feel comfortable there. They have a cafe and they sell things pretty inexpensive. They have bands play every single Friday and they charge $8.

You have to keep in mind that your biggest business days are going to be Friday and Saturday.

To me it just seems like you're trying to have fun. Which isn't a bad thing at all don't get me wrong but you want structure. You want to have things planned. The people investing into your project aren't just going to take a, "we will see as we go along" answer. Be professional about this. May I ask how old you are?

Also, I'm not aware of the laws there but you're dealing with kids. The last think you want is an over protective parent suing the center because their child is seeing inappropriate movies. Just keep stuff like that in mind. Once you start this you have to see it as a business. You have to make money to keep this thing going. You should sell memberships. $2. People can come up with that. It's not a lot. In my opinion it would even make people want to go even more. It'd make it feel like an exclusive thing. You want to make them feel special.

What about a club night? Maybe on Thursday or something? Play awesome music. Turn the place into an all ages club. Have a "bar".

In the day time this can be a cafe and just a kickback place.

Also, where is the money going to come from for the skate park? Expect lawsuits from the injured kids..

Also, you're not going to be able to stop 12 year olds from being there. That's impossible. That just screams lawsuit..Where are you going to get the money to make this? Or to lease the facility?

Anyway, great idea over all. Just need to think things through.

I like your idea.(:

But, in my opinion, the less organization, the better. No joke. The best times I've had with my friends have been doing something completely random, like "watching a movie" at school, which usually means everyone goofs off and just talks and mixes weird food together, takes pictures and crap.

Will there be food? There should be. Have a "bar." Just not alcohol.

***IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE LIGHTS ARE OFF!***

Also, have a song request list, and DO NOT play the censored versions of the songs unless every other word is a curse word.

Don't have the adults like, standing there watching, either. I hate that crap. Make sure they're "occupied" (you know, working at the "bar" or something.). Even dancing. Or hanging out with everyone. Make sure they blend in. They can't wear "business clothes," for example. They should be wearing some sort of appropriate club wear.

yea we have a teen center and its awesome. 2 times a month there is pizza night. however not many kids would go m-th...well maby but idk. our hours are Fri and saturday 7-11. they used to be open thursday 7-10. i think on saturday and sunday theres really no reason to poen tht early at 11am, i think 5pm would be fine. (7 is a little too late) but idk how happy parents would be about midnight either, maby close it at 11 or 11:30? i like the optional life skills courses idea. i would attend those. and u sohuld let in 12 year olds it shouldnt be 14-18. like 12-19

A. Distract youself from what? B. Why do you wanna go anyways? normally is just a bunch of annoying people making out and being annoying. C. if u still wanna go, go with a friend and tell ur parents that 2, that way if anying happens, someones there. Also tell them there will be chaparones, or however u spell it, cuz if there are, they'll deffinately let u go.

make the movies start later than 8 maybe 9 or 10

there should be a bullying policy and some alcohol xD aha. And movie night on saturday.

I really like the idea! :D I hope you get one in CT one day! I would 110% wanna go! Good Luck with everything!

I wouldn't go. I mean, I just find other things more fun. No offense or anything.

No, sounds boring.

Do not talk to me like you no what I'm going through or what to do. I have my own way of doing things and would it really be that hard to e-mail me instead of posting it to the public? Really? I didn't think you were a btich but that was a bitchy move.

For one, I haven't even emailed you in like two months. Two, I am in therapy and have been for a while. This is a personal problem of mine and I'd really appreciate it if you have anything else to say, to email it to me. It's not very classy to do what you're doing, exploiting one's problems. This stuff just pisses me off because the stuff you're saying is stuff I've heard a million times before.

I have my own way of doing things.