A Drop In Centre For Street Youth Ages 16 To 24
STREET CONNECTION is a drop in centre serving at-risk vulnerable street youth (ages 16-24). We are located at 258 Horton Street, London, Ontario (crossroads Horton and Wellington Streets). Immediately south of the new Salvation Army-Centre of Hope directly east of CarQuest / directly north of Goodwill it is a two storey grey block building with two purple stripes around the building.

The London Homeless Coalition’s Community Plan on Homelessness identifies homeless street youth and youth at-risk of homelessness as a targeted group in need of support. This group is one of the fastest rising sub-populations of homeless people in Canada. STREET CONNECTION is one of the few organizations that specifically targets and provides service and support to homeless youth in London. The federal government’s National Homelessness Initiative (NHI) also lists the issue of homeless youth and youth at-risk of becoming homeless as a priority.
Street Connection is a first point of referral service, which supports and enhances the work being done by existing social service agencies and their service providers.
Street Connection Operates collaboratively with outside agencies to ensure that a proper referral is made.
Street Connection is supportive of the programming requirements of the agencies with which our clientele may be involved, and spend a great deal of time with our clients on a one to one basis.
What We Offer
| A registered non-profit charity |
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| A drop in centre |
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| Youth working with youth for youth |
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| First point of referral |
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| Choices |
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| Positive peer influence |
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| Fun Individualized programming |
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| Collaborative programming |
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| After care |
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| Action oriented approaches |
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| Front line work |
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| Life skills |
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| Positive Relationship Building |
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| Community Oriented Prevention |
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| Early Intervention |
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| Outreach |
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| Transitional Support |
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| Treatment and Rehabilitation |
Numbers Of Youth Served
STREET CONNECTION has assisted over 87,299 youth, delivering over 218,153 hours of service in London helping our homeless, hardcore street youth ages 16 - 24. Our dedicated volunteers are an integral part of this agency helping to leverage community needs by donating over 105,622 volunteer hours.
1999-2011 Statistics for STREET CONNECTION
|
Year |
Visitors |
Client Hours |
Volunteer Hours |
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1999 |
4,858 |
12,901 |
Unavailable |
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2000 |
4,478 |
12,337 |
3,501.5 |
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2001 |
6,712 |
17,405 |
4,698.5 |
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2002 |
6,221 |
13,763 |
7,219 |
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2003 |
6,145 |
14,313 |
7,724.5 |
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2004 |
7.157 |
18,361 |
9,845.25 |
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2005 |
8,672 |
22,002 |
10,373.25 |
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2006 |
8,988 |
20,150 |
9,238 |
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2007 |
8,225 |
19,543 |
9,400 |
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2008 |
8,446 |
19,676 |
9,427 |
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2009 |
6,067 |
16,654 |
11,373 |
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2010 |
4,096 |
13,183 |
11,622 |
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2011 |
6,424 | 17,865 | 11,000 |
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Totals |
87,299 |
218,153 |
105,622 |





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