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The Brainerd Baxter Youth Center - The Shop

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Everything we do is rooted in respect and inclusion and is modeled to and practiced by the youth we serve.

We are a non-profit charitable organization committed to providing community support to all teens and young adults as they transition into independence and adulthood. For more than 10 years The Brainerd Baxter Youth Center, known locally as TheShop, has been a place for Brainerd Lakes Area youth to connect, be recognized, and grow toward independence. After school snacks and evening meals occur daily and offer a consistent source of nourishment for the hungry bellies that teens and young adults bring with them everywhere. Music, games of all varieties, art, laughter, loitering, and sometimes a nap on the couch are part of the experience of being at TheShop. Educational programs, volunteer opportunities serving within our community, critical thinking development, and hands-on job skills are other facets of TheShop designed to help bridge opportunity and achievement gaps many of our young people experience. We partner with a diverse group of community organizations, service clubs, and individuals to support youth as they transition towards independence. TheShop strives to remain a safe, accepting space where youthful energy is harnessed into creative fuel by providing opportunities to explore potential, build lasting relationships, and establish personal connections.

10/29/2026

Teens aren't too old to trick or treat! First stop, TheShop!

We're haunting extra late this Friday to kick off the Hallo-weekend!👻 Join us for crafts, a movie, and many sweet treats!!! 🍭🍫

Wear a costume for a chance at the prize pool!

10/23/2026

Hey all you folks out there.. TheShop is still lookin' for a couple of Xbox 360 Guitar Hero controllers!!
These things have been incredibly elusive to find, so if anyone has one or 2 that would be amazingly fantastical & awesome! Just shoot drop a comment or slide into our DM's if you can help out!

10/23/2026

The front of TheShop got a little makeover! Or.. a facelift maybe?
Either way it's a fresh new coat of paint! But it doesn't stop there..
Creativity is a vital cog here at TheShop & it lives in all of us, in one way or another. We very much like to embrace that fact.
What colors or designs or words or handprints or lyrics or cartoons or WHO KNOWS what we'll see out there!

10/16/2026

A great big, huge THANK YOU to the Brainerd Lakes Women of Today! We've been really focused on building community, reaching out to & collaborating with other organizations around the BLA!
Helping people, helping people!
And one more time, to BLAWT, thank you, truly. Your help is monumental, especially right now & we couldn't do any of this without all of you!

10/16/2026

We decided to try out a little graffiti style artwork on the shed out back & they really killed it! Not bad for a first run at graffiti art, eh?
Later on that night, our very own Shop OG Beth, who is ALSO our newest BOARD MEMBER, sliced up a watermelon for everyone! Good stuff goin' down at The Shop!

10/15/2026

Have you heard tell of the tribe of cannibal children roaming the woods at the Northland Arboretum???

Last spotted in the MAZE!
Seek them, if you dare!!!

09/24/2026

When it comes to 🎃 Halloween 👻 no one does it like 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙥 !!
It's not quite October, but when it comes to All Hallows' Eve, we start early! Decorating has begun & we'd like to share a little sneak preview of the decor as we get going on decorating!

09/20/2026

A huge 𝒯𝐻𝒜𝒩𝒦 𝒴𝒪𝒰 & gigantic 𝕎𝕆𝕎 to the folks at Lutheran Church of the Cross - Nisswa, MN who put on this crazy huge rummage sale every year. Lenaj & myself were invited, on behalf of The Shop, & check it out. So we ventured up to Nisswa to see what we could wrangle up for the kiddos. As you can see here, this event was massive! In the pictures is only 𝗢𝗡𝗘 of the areas. There were several more rooms & areas, including the 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 parking lot! We were able to acquire several necessities such as shirts, shoes, winter hats & jackets for the kiddos. We also got some wicked awesome decor, some games, & a great big yellow bean bag chair which is perfect for our new chillin' room.
So one more time, on behalf of the entire Shop family, thank you so much to all of you who made this whole thing possible!

09/10/2026

The kiddos had a BLAST at Camp Knutson this year! That place has been a big part of The Shop over the past few years & something we look forward to every year now! We wanted to share some pictures of the good times we had this year!
A great BIG thanks to everyone at Camp K that helped show the kiddos a good time!!

Address

723 Washington Street
Brainerd, MN
56401

Opening Hours

Wednesday	3pm - 8pm
Thursday	3pm - 8pm
Friday	3pm - 8pm
Saturday	3pm - 8pm

Telephone

(218) 454-0009

Website

http://www.theshopbrainerd.org/

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