Queen Mathilde visited Toboggan Youth Care Center in Mons

Queen Mathilde visited Le Toboggan Asbl in Mons, an institution working to help young girls in difficulty, placed by youth assistance services. The Queen spoke with supervisors and managers of the institution, as well as with the adolescents. The Queen also received information about the "Marsipulama" project that takes care of teenage mothers in difficulty, and also met with young people who are preparing for an autonomous life once they reach the age of majority.

The pandemic and the corona measures have had a major impact on the functioning of the institution and thus also on the lives of these young people. Le Toboggan accommodates fifteen people, including thirteen teenage girls of at least fourteen years of age requiring special and specialized help following aggressive or violent behavior or serious psychological problems. The other two are adolescent mothers or future mothers of at least sixteen years of age, as well as their babies or young children.