DropZone

DropZone is a youth development centre located at PJ Old Town. It takes after the concept of a second-home, running beneficial youth-related activities in the hope that it becomes a healthy leisure alternative. DropZone focuses on the personal and creative development of youth.

DropZone is a youth community centre project which aims to develop a membership youth centre, taking after the concept of a second-home, which runs youth related activities in the hope that it becomes a healthy hangout alternative that focuses on the personal development of youth. It seeks to respond to the positive qualities of young people in recognition of their role and contribution to nation building.

It is a drop-in centre to help keep youths from engaging in undesirable activities and to provide self-development opportunities to the underprivileged youths by:

• Providing counselling to troubled youths
• Providing wholesome activities (movies, board games)
• Developing musical talents (jam sessions with guitars, keyboard and drums)
• Providing a positive environment and human mentors/models
• Instilling good habits (e.g. making payments for drinks and usage of equipment)
• Helping with school work

The objectives and rationale are:

• To be a non-residential centre which provides before and after school programmes that will complement our residential homes in our work among teenagers with difficult behaviour.
• To be an intervention centre for troubled youths.
• To be a place of learning, whereby good and wholesome activities can be experienced.
• To be a contact point to reach the many disadvantaged youths.

The target group is 13 – 20 years old.