{"id":169297,"date":"2023-08-23T03:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=169297"},"modified":"2023-08-23T03:53:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:53:43","slug":"teen-center-plans-to-build-new-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/08\/23\/teen-center-plans-to-build-new-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Center plans to build new facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portal 2:20 Teen Center has received a generous donation of land on N. Lynn St. in Van Wert from S&amp;B Venture Properties. The three-quarter acre property is slated to become the new location for a brand new 5000-square foot entertainment-based facility for teens ages 13-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited for what God has planned for this community and thanks to S&amp;B, the mission of Portal can continue to move forward.\u201d said Julie Burk, Executive Director and founder of the Portal 2:20 Teen Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new teen center will feature gaming tables, lounge, snack bar, a stage and open space for special events. Fundraising has already begun to raise the $1 million necessary to bring Portal\u2019s vision to life. To contribute to Portal 2:20 Teen Center\u2019s mission to #BuildUpTeens, click <a href=\"https:\/\/GiveSendGo.com\/BuildUpTeens\">here<\/a> or scan the QR code in the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PortalQRPic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169300\"\/><figcaption>Property on N. Lynn St. will be the future home of the new Portal 2:20 Teen Center. <em>Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Portal is currently operating inside the Church on the Horizon, 634 N. Washington St. in Van Wert, every Monday and Tuesday from 6-9 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a typical youth ministry, Portal 2:20 Teen Center is a safe place for teens to hang out, play games and have fun. Portal&#8217;s mission since 2017 has been to make a difference in the lives of teens by providing a safe place for them to connect, build friendships and learn the Truth about their purpose in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portal 2:20 is a 501c3 non-profit organization with an all-volunteer staff. To learn more and get involved, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/portal220teencenter.org\">www.portal220teencenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information Portal 2:20 Teen Center has received a generous donation of land on N. Lynn St. in Van Wert from S&amp;B Venture Properties. The three-quarter acre property is slated to become the new location for a brand new 5000-square foot entertainment-based facility for teens ages 13-18. \u201cWe are excited for what God [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 02:50:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169301,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169297\/revisions\/169301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}