We are open to all children ages 8-12. We are especially for those who's parents aren't able to be home right after school. 2008 Financial Statement This is a 1 megabyte PDF document , so you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader

TRAIL'S PRE-TEEN DROP-IN CENTRE 2:30-7:30 PM on School Days 1705 Bay Ave Trail BC V1R 4B5 Jay and Joy Myketlyn of Secret Creek Supplies & Kennels present a cheque for $3,577.17 to Ken Potter and Barbara Gibson of Sanctuary. The cheque represents the proceeds of a raffle and events at the 2009 Mad Trapper Archery shoot held June 21, 2009 sponsored by the Mykietyns. Please see our donations page for other donors. Please bring your bottles and cans to Sanctuary's blue recycling bin at the Landfill or drop them off at Sanctuary when we are open.

Mission Statement

"To provide a drop-in centre which will be a safe and nurturing environment
for pre-teens in the City of Trail, reaching out to those children with the Love of Christ"

Sanctuary has been open since September 1998. We have about 50 children 12 and under visiting on an ongoing basis, with about 20-25 children coming each day and about 12-20 for supper each night.

The goal is to provide a safe and very different environment where these children can learn a better way of interacting with each other, the volunteers, and God. We find that many of them are very angry often for good reason. Each day before we open, we pray for God to help us walk the path of love and discipline that these children so badly need. We use a combination of consistent rules, discipline protocols, merit awards, play, counselling, and listening skills, which overtime is having a strong impact on many of our most hurting children.

Some activities we provide are: After School Snacks Computers Homework Help Games Puzzles Videos Cooking Arts and Crafts Story Telling Read Aloud's Sports Special Activities Screened Volunteers

Here are some of our many children using the computers that we have available. We have 6 computers that the children can use. Three of them are connected to the internet. The other three are networked together so that the children can use them for games.