The maison des jeunes de Labelle, like all youth centers that are members of the RMJQ, is an association of young people and adults who have taken on the voluntary mission of providing a lively meeting place in their community where young people aged 11 to 17 can interact with influential adults and become critical, active, and responsible citizens.
The Maison des jeunes Project values
- Mutual aid;
- Solidarity;
- Respect;
- Sharing;
- Democracy;
- Fairness;
- Social justice;
- Environmental protection;
- Non-sexism;
- Non-racism;
- Acceptance of differences.
The Maison des jeunes Projet objectives
- Support young people in learning about community life;
- Accompany young people in experimenting with democracy and its mechanisms;
- Promote responsibility and autonomy among young people;
- Strengthen young people’s ability to have better interpersonal relationships;
- Enable young people to be better equipped;
- Encourage young people to participate in the life of their community;
- Defend and promote the rights of young people.