Youth centers are associations of young people and adults who have given themselves the mission, on a voluntary basis, in their community, to hold a lively meeting place where young people from 12 to 17 years old, in contact with adults representatives, can become critical, active and responsible citizens. The Saint-Léonard Youth Center was created on January 30, 1997 thanks to the support of the Saint-Léonard Youth Collective (the local youth concertation table).