Teen centers are in suburbs, for that exact reason. I think everyone saying “teen centers don’t exist” just don’t live in suburbs, nor have teenagers lol
The closest thing I’ve ever seen to a teen center was a sports facility that had a room for kids and teens to hang out, but that was closer to a babysitting service. Paired with the facts that you had to pay monthly membership dues ($25 to $100/mo these days, apparently) and the whole facility was meant for something else entirely, it’s not something I would first describe as a teen center. Not any more than I’d call a high school a chemical R&D facility just because of its chemistry classroom.
Outside of that one room, I’m not aware of anything else nearby me that would be even remotely similar.
I know of at least two in the city that I regular pass by. I had no idea this was even a thing around the rest of the world. Never heard of anyone talking about them on the internet until today.
There’s a teen center 2 minutes from my house. Is it not normal to have a teen center?
They don’t really exist anymore. 3rd places have more or less been killed off.
You must now own a car and pay money to exist somewhere, at all times.
And very soon it will be a felony to be homeless!
Teen centers are in suburbs, for that exact reason. I think everyone saying “teen centers don’t exist” just don’t live in suburbs, nor have teenagers lol
None exist in mine.
The closest thing I’ve ever seen to a teen center was a sports facility that had a room for kids and teens to hang out, but that was closer to a babysitting service. Paired with the facts that you had to pay monthly membership dues ($25 to $100/mo these days, apparently) and the whole facility was meant for something else entirely, it’s not something I would first describe as a teen center. Not any more than I’d call a high school a chemical R&D facility just because of its chemistry classroom.
Outside of that one room, I’m not aware of anything else nearby me that would be even remotely similar.
I know of at least two in the city that I regular pass by. I had no idea this was even a thing around the rest of the world. Never heard of anyone talking about them on the internet until today.