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Huddle South Central

Hello/Bonjour! We’re here for youth in English, et en français!

Come on in and get comfortable! Huddle South Central offers our mental health, physical health and substance-use services, employment counselling, peer support and outreach in both French and English. Our services are free of cost and free of judgement. 

Whether you’re meeting a counsellor, social worker, nurse practitioner or dietician, many of our services can be accessed in your preferred national language. We also love to have fun here – and host Indigenous crafts and storytelling, games and movie nights, creative writing, bingo, karaoke, cooking classes and so much more.

What we do

There are so many free events and programs you can join at Huddle South Central, in-person or online you’ll find health and wellness workshops, drop-in counseling, group activities like karaoke and yoga, resume building sessions, Indigenous crafting and storytelling, and so much more. 

Got any ideas for programming you’d like to see? We’d love to hear them. Send us your thoughts!

Ongoing Weekly Programming

Our programming is a combination of drop-in and appointment. It might change from time to time, so feel free to call ahead to confirm.
Monday – Friday
  • Primary Care (STI clinic)
  • Counsellors (accepting new participants no waitlist) 
  • Peer Support 
  • Service Navigation (for students in the Winnipeg School Division) 
Throughout the week
  • Traditional Healer
  • Employment Services 
  • Dietician Services
  • Social Services
  • Drop-in activities
Groups
  • Youth Advisory Board
    • Every first Monday of the month at 4:30 pm
  • My Tween and Me programming
Outreach
  • Echoes Truth and Love Across the Water outreach walk 
    • Every Tuesday from 5-8 pm

 

See what else is happening this month:

Where we are

Unit A – 17 Rue St Mary’s
Winnipeg, MB
R2H 1H2

Hours of operation:
New longer hours!
Monday – 10am-6pm
Tuesday – 12pm-8pm
Wednesday – 10am-6pm
Thursday – 12pm-8pm
Friday – 10am – 6pm
Saturday – CLOSED
Sunday – CLOSED

Contact Us:
Phone: 204-255-6497
Email: hubfeedback@youville.ca

Visit our Contact Page for more resources if you need immediate help.

How to get here

There is two-hour residential street parking available along our nearest side street, Horace Street. There is also a large paid parking lot behind the youth hub. We have a bike rack inside for you to store and lock your bicycle.

Bus Routes Nearby:

FX2, D14, D15, D16, 110, 888

Who we are

Toni Tilston-Jones (She/Her)

Youth Hub Executive Director

Toni Tilston-Jones (She/Her)

Toni Tilston-Jones (She/Her) is the Youth Hub Executive Director. Toni is a queer, settler who has lived in Treaty 1 territory her whole life. She has her Master of Social Work and was inspired to get into this field of work because of youth she met and worked alongside of in her early 20’s. Toni loves, loves, loves working in community. She is always in pursuit of social justice and committed to dismantling all forms of oppression. Toni is a sister, a parent, a wife, a friend, an advocate, and a community member. She loves being outside, reading, playing sports, being active and hanging out with her family, including her 2 dogs and of course, the cat.

Amy LaBrash (She/Her)

Registered Nurse

Amy LaBrash (She/Her)

Amy LaBrash (She/Her) is a Registered Nurse who is working towards becoming a Nurse Prescriber in sexual and reproductive health. She lives rurally with her partner Alex and her two cats Hannah and Lola. Amy feels strongly about infusing a harm reduction approach into all her client care and she is a strong believer in destigmatizing sex and drug use and supporting the people she serves in meeting whatever health goals they deem important. Three words that best describe Amy are energetic, passionate, and friendly. One of her goals in meeting with the people she serves is to create a comfortable space for them to discuss anything with her without fear of judgement.

Alexandra Stonehouse (She/Her)

Peer Leader

Alexandra Stonehouse (She/Her)

Hi there! My name is Alexandra and I am a Peer Leader at Huddle South Central. I started my journey with Huddle back in May 2022 as a intern through the Career Internship Program at Windsor Park Collegiate. I was then hired as a Peer Assistant in July 2022, and then hired as a full time Peer Leader in September 2022 and have been here since! Come to Huddle South Central and put me onto your music and chat to me about your pets! I'm always down for a friendly game of Blokus and or Mario Kart. I hope to see you soon! 🙂

Dominique St-Hilaire (She/Her)

Bilingual Addictions Support Counsellor

Dominique St-Hilaire (She/Her)

Hi! When I’m not with family, friends, playing squash, running, cooking & baking, watching TV, going to comedy, travelling, I am at work being a bilingual youth addictions counsellor (Bachelor of Social Work). I’m so grateful to be able to meet such wonderful people in my role and what I enjoy the most about counselling is being able to learn about people’s gifts and strengths and support people in using them to work towards their goals. Life can be so challenging and lonely at times, and I believe that connecting with others can really help.

Jolene Osztian (She/Her)

Clinical Intake Specialist - MSW, RSW, BA (Hons)

Jolene Osztian (She/Her)

Hi I'm Jolene a counsellor and registered social worker at Huddle South Central! I strive to create a safe, person-centred, and compassionate space for youth to explore their mental health concerns. I use a variety of different counselling approaches and help support individuals in finding their own path for moving forwards. Outside of Huddle I enjoy reading, aerial fitness, hiking, and spending time with my dog Gizmo. I look forward to working with you to create the change you are looking for 🙂

Omar Clarke (He/Him)

Service Naviation Specialist

Omar Clarke (He/Him)

Hello, I'm Omar the Service Navigation Specialist at Huddle South Central. I love playing sports and watching the NFL. FLY EAGLES FLY! I am a father and uncle to many and a friend to the rest. Fantasy novels are my reading choice and comedies make me laugh, because they are funny. I believe that every youth deserves to have a chance to reach their fullest potential and strive to give them knowledge of and access to the resources that will help them meet and exceed their expectations.

The services at Huddle South Central are provided by the Youville health centres, in collaboration with Centre de santé St. Boniface, Aulneau Renewal Centre, Sara RielMarymound, Women’s Health Clinic and Teen Stop Jeunesse.

At Huddle, youth have a safe space to be authentically themselves. We welcome and respect people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, ethnicities, faiths, race/nationalities, and abilities.

We empower all youth, families, and service providers to show the same respect to others and to celebrate each other’s differences.

Get Involved

Our Youth Advisory Council offers participants a chance to work with our team on event planning, giving back to our community, and offering peer support to other youth seeking help. We meet on the first Monday of every month from 4:30pm – 6:00pm and always share a yummy meal together!

Catch up with Huddle South Central

Follow Huddle South Central for updates on the latest events happening at our youth hub and helpful tools to live a healthier life.

Huddle is a safe space for youth ages 12–29, offering free, trauma-informed and culturally safe health services in a youth-friendly atmosphere.

Our youth hubs are located on Treaty 1 and Treaty 2 territories. These lands on which we gather are the traditional territories of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Assiniboine, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the birthplace of the Métis Nation.