There are a number of clubs in Atlanta, Georgia where teens can have a place to meet and hang out with friends rather than be out on the streets and getting into trouble. These clubs vary between teen versions of night clubs or educational centers which are opened up at all hours for teens to meet at.
The Atlanta Learning Center is a place where teens can go Monday through Saturday from two in the afternoon until midnight and participate in a variety of recreational and educational clubs. These clubs include a teen talk show which is broadcast on a local cable access station, teen lounges and group activities, tutoring for kids from kindergarten through teenagers in high school and basketball on Saturday afternoons. Membership to the club is required and there is a fee of ten dollars per month for full access to all the club's programs.
Atlanta Learning Center
1745 E. Defoor Place NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
770-899-6684
atlantalearningcenter.memberlodge.com
Since 1995 Youth Pride has been an organization who has set up clubs exclusively for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other teens questioning their own sexuality. These clubs are safe and supportive of who these teens are, with movie nights, counseling, discussion forums and art shows created by members of the program. One of the main reasons these clubs were created was to give these teenagers who feel like complete outcasts a place where they can meet others like them and find community, as opposed to being alone and confused.
Youth Pride
1017 Edgewood Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-521-9713
youthpride.org
Just Northeast of Atlanta is Wild Bill's club is one of America's largest dance halls and night clubs and opens it's doors to teenagers and their families every Sunday night. Everyone younger then 18 years old needs a parent with them, but parents get in for free to the club for bringing their teens, who will be charged ten dollars apiece at the door. No alcohol is served on the premises. There is zero tolerance on fake IDs and there is plenty of security to enforce this but also toe keep teenagers at the club safe. Proper dress is required, namely no athletic wear, torn jeans, baseball caps, plain white or offensive t-shirts.
Wild Bill's
2075 Market Street
Duluth, GA 30096
678-473-1000
wildbillsatlanta.com
