Youth Club goes techno savvy

Times Reporter 

 

Plenty of hard work and community support have gone into helping the Youth Club open its doors and be able to provide the sort of programs and camps they hope to. 

A recent donation from a Calgary company, donateIT, has brought the club up to date on the technology side of things.

“The computers are a great asset to the centre and the Youth Club as we will be offering a pre-registered after school program which will support the completion of homework along with scheduled recreational activities, an After the Bell program, in the fall,” said Colina Clark, program coordinator for the Youth Club of Strathmore.

“The program will provide homework assistance from volunteers and other students, the program does not offer tutoring. This a great volunteer opportunity for high school students.”

There are eight computers in total, and a new printer, which were brought to the club on July 13. All programs on the computers will be supervised to ensure the kids aren’t accessing sites they shouldn’t be. One program possibility is a drop-in supervised Internet café style.

“It will be limited access, we will have parent codes, we haven’t put them on yet but they will be that’s another reason why they don’t have full access to them yet,” said Clark. 

It has been just over a year since the Youth Club of Strathmore took over its current location. Though there have been issues with vandalism and other things, members and organizers have pushed forward to make it what it is today. Clark said the computers also make a nice addition in the sense that there are now four designated quadrants of space within the building. There is the kitchen, and entertainment space with the stage, a sitting space and now a computer area.