Neal Hatley

By Neal Hatley, for The Mountain Times After school each day, teens begin filtering into AntFarm’s YouthHub spaces in Sandy, Estacada, and Molalla. Some head for the pool table. Others grab a snack, connect to the Wi-Fi, or simply sit and talk with friends. For many of them, it is one of the few places in town where they can simply show up and belong. “I like hanging out with my friends here,” said Liam, a regular at the Estacada YouthHub. “There are not a lot of places to hang out here.”...

After school each day, teens begin filtering into AntFarm’s YouthHub spaces in Sandy, Estacada, and Molalla. Some head for the pool table. Others grab a snack, connect to the Wi-Fi, or simply sit and talk with friends. For many of them, it is one of the few places in town where they can simply show up and belong. “I like hanging out with my friends here,” said Liam, a regular at the Estacada YouthHub. “There are not a lot of places to hang out here.” AntFarm did not begin as a workforce...