Like many of the children in this neighbourhood, Andrea's and Beth's children go regularly to the neighbourhood youth club, which they describe as primarily a social gathering place for children in their community. Andrea is always conscious of finances and she reveals, "Like for me for my…the three kids it's $25. It goes from September 1st of one year to August 31st of the following year…They draw pictures. They can play games. They can listen to music." All of the parents report the Club scheduling more trips outside the area in the summer. Their children have planned activities with the youth club in the neighbourhood and many also participate in church groups. Andrea feels the range of activities offered is quite limited, but being economically dependent, she feels that she has no voice in this matter and has to take what she can get for her children from those who have the power and authority to make the decisions.

Neither Andrea nor her husband are religious or go to church, but like many families in their neighbourhood, they take advantage of the church bus that makes stops in their neighbourhood and allow their children to participate in the "Church up [the] road…they go to [church group] on Wednesday nights and they go to church on Sunday morning…A bus goes around and picks them up and drops them off." The program offers additional literacy activities as Andrea elaborates, "They have memory verses and stuff they gotta remember…On Wednesday nights they earn badges and stuff." Michelle's children also participate in this church program, but she admits that she uses [church group] as a privilege and says "but if they're bad, I take it away from them." In the summer, special activities are also offered by [church group], although Andrea is quick to point out that like the [youth club], these are limited and she has to accept what is offered since "beggars can't be choosers."