The Hive Youth Centre

The Hive Youth Centre
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Located in the Captain Spry Community Centre at 16 Sussex St., Halifax

Drop-In Hours:
Monday & Wednesday from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Open to youth (ages 13-18) 

Need a place to hang out? 
The Hive Youth Centre is a Youth Centre designed to fit into 13-18 year old's after- school routine while providing a space where you can hang out, socialize with friends, engage in activities and programs and engage in the community resources around them.

FREE Programs range from casual drop-in, registered programming (Youth Sports at Rockingstone Heights School). Occasionally we host special events such as Thanksgiving meals, Halloween and Christmas events, check out our event caleandar for more details.

The Hive’s Registered Programs:

  • Boxing: Girls and non-binary (Fridays 5-6pm)
  • Muay Thai: Mixed (Coming soon)
  • Pickle Ball & Multi-sport (Wednesday 6-8pm) – Fall/Winter/Spring (contact for registration details)

The Hive’s Drop in activies (just show up!)

  • Cooking
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Pool
  • Table Soccer
  • Table Tennis
  • Outdoor recreational sports (basketball, football, volleyball etc)
  • Video Games (Nintendo switch, PS4, tablets)
  • TV access (music, videos, etc)
  • Board games (chess, monopoly, life, UNO, cards, etc)
  • Teen Night (hosted by Halifax Public Library) on Thursday Nights in The Hive space

The Youth Centre offers a wide range of activities and supplies WIFI, free snacks, and comfy chairs. The space is in a secure building with multiple staff on site!

Make the space your OWN!  We are always excited to meet new youth be apart of the community space. 

There will be a Youth Outreach Worker available each week to provide one-on-one support to youth entering the space. 

Find us:
The youth space is located at Captain William Spry Centre in the Kidston Room. Please enter through the main door of the Centre, walk through the main lobby, up the steps and it is the first door on the right!

Contact us:

For programming inquiries: 

Alex Nguyen, The Hive Youth Centre Coordinator

Alex.Nguyen@halifax

Robin Hassam, Community Recreational Coordinator

902-225-6202 | Hassamr@halifax.ca

For information on partnership opportunities:
Olivia Davis, Community Developer
902.233.8129 | youth@halifax.ca

Event Calendar: 

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