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The Camillus Town Shop is a drop-in youth center that was established in 1971 in the Village of Camillus New York, and is the longest running youth center of its kind in North America. Established with the purpose of gang and teen pregnancy prevention, the Town Shop originally maintained funding through the YMCA until it was obtained by the Town of Camillus, where it remains a part of their Parks and Recreation department. The program primarily serves students from the West Genesee School District.

The Town Shop receives funding from the Town of Camillus and the Onondaga Youth Bureau. The services include a drop-in facility, out of building programming such as bowling and volleyball, and trips to local or regional areas such as their yearly whale watch trip to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They also provide employment readiness services to teens and young adults.