{"id":2702,"date":"2023-07-28T19:44:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/connecting-london-community-at-saturday-hangouts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T08:28:01","slug":"connecting-london-community-at-saturday-hangouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/2023\/07\/connecting-london-community-at-saturday-hangouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting London Community at Saturday Hangouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday Hangouts is a fun fellowship program at The Salvation Army London Village for teens and adults with developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The drop-in program started in May and is designed to empower young people to meet up with friends and family in a casual setting. Saturday Hangouts runs twice a month on alternating Saturdays for age groups 16-24 and those 25 years and older.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/sat-hangouts.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-10497 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/sat-hangouts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Supervised activities include use of the gymnasium, playground, pool and games room at London Village.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaturday Hangouts is a regular opportunity for participants to connect with\u00a0others, improve their quality of life and deepen social connections,\u201d says Sherry Rowland, Program Director at\u00a0The Salvation Army London Village.<\/p>\n<p>The program fills in a social gap for people with disabilities who may not have as many opportunities to hang out with friends compared to other teens and adults. 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