Evening Program "Oasis Coffee House: Culture of Peace" City of Hamilton :: CRIEDA :: Geraldo’s at LaSalle Park :: Hamilton Food Share :: Jamesville Community Centre :: Oakrun Bakeries :: United Way of Burlington & Hamilton :: YMCA The Oasis Coffee House "Culture of Peace” Program offers youth-at-risk a hot and nutritious meal in addition to practical supports. Another key component is the safe community that youth experience and the variety of positive recreational activities that build character, resiliency and the foundational skills required for healthy development and future success.

Assets provided to youth via the program include:
- Free nutritious evening meals and basic supports (washrooms, telephone access, free coffee, etc.)
- Access to a youth food bank and clothing exchange
- An opportunity for youth to socialize in a safe environment, while providing effective and entertaining alternatives to the streets.
- Introducing the youth to new cultural experiences, to provide education to the youth about the diverse community we live in, with a goal to develop an anti-racism focus
- Support for youth who are parents of children under the age of three
- Stable and caring relationships with adult staff, volunteers and students from the community
- New emphasis on gang prevention and outreach
- Needs assessments and referrals to other community supports, in-house work opportunities for TRI-Rock and Rock Resources participants
- A positive “work to earn” incentive system in which youth can now earn “rock dollars” to exchange for practical supports (bus tickets, toiletries, winter clothing, etc.)

2007 Statistics
(from September to December)

Nearly 3000 visits were made to the Evening Program
More than 350 bus tickets were handed out to support youth
More than 250 youth participated in our “Movie Nights”