The Basement Teen Center

Drop-in Teen Center

FOR YOUTH AGES 12-17
An after school and vacation time drop-in space.

This is a substance-free, adult-supervised safe space for teens to gather, attend workshops, engage in positive activities, learn leadership skills, and have fun.

Formerly located at 39 Main St. in the basement of City Hall in downtown Montpelier, teens from all communities are welcome! **The Basement Teen Center is currently operating in a few pop-up sites in Montpelier due to the July floods. Please visit the BTC website for more information and updates about programming.

To learn more about the teen center’s programs and to get involved, contact Robert Morgan at 802-223-3877 or rmorgan@elevateyouthvt.org or visit its website at basementteencenter.org

 
Basement Teen Center

The Basement Teen Center provides a much needed safe space for positive activities and socialization during after-school and summer hours. It is staffed daily by at least two experienced and trained adult workers.

Participants play an active role in creating and caring for the teen center space, setting rules, resolving conflicts, and planning and operating programs. When funds permit, the teen center employs a teen as part-time Teen Coordinator, who runs an active Teen Council that helps adult staff plan programming and make decisions about center operations.

 

Basement Teen Center activities are currently supported by funding from the City of Montpelier, foundation grants, the VT Department of Health, fundraising and donations from individuals and businesses. 

What youth are saying

“The Basement Teen Center has not only allowed me a valuable safe space down town, it has also encouraged me to reach for all of my goals.”

 

“The Basement Teen Center is important because kids who have no safe space anywhere else can have a safe space at the BTC.”