It will cost somewhere between $500,000 and a million dollars to establish a facility for homeless or at-risk youth.
The Provincial government announcing a $50,000 contribution to the project.
Saint John Youth House project coordinator Colin McDonald says they want to do it right by creating a safe and comfortable place for youth to be.
He says it could be 2am or 2pm and youth can walk in the door and as long as a bed is available they can stay. He adds they can stay for 90 days and if they are working towards success they can stay up to six months but ideally they want to move them on to the next phase of program.
The board is still in the site selection process and they are looking at two possible locations which they hope to announce in January.
