People who still want to learn
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About us
We built the room we wanted to walk into.
Lifestyle America Social Club is a Hudson Valley nonprofit for adults 18 and older. We teach, we host, and we look after a gathering place called The Lodge — so people around here have somewhere decent to belong.
The basics
Who we are, in plain terms
We're a public charity, not a private club with a velvet rope. The legal name is on the paperwork. The work is in the room.
| Legal name | Lifestyle America Social Club Inc. |
|---|---|
| What people call us | LASC — and The Lodge, for the building |
| How we're organized | 501(c)(3) nonprofit / public charity |
| When we started | 2025 |
| Where | Hudson Valley, New York — people also come from across the Northeast |
| Who may come | Adults 18 and older. Family Days welcome children with the adult who brings them. |
| Who keeps it running | A small core team, a board, and volunteers who actually show up |
| How often we meet | About four to six programs a month |
| Yearly dues | None. You pay the official prepaid fee for the evening you attend. |
Our story
Why this exists
We were tired of adult spaces that were either nobody's job or somebody's product. Informal rooms fall apart. Expensive rooms keep people out. A nonprofit lets us judge every decision against a simple question: does this help people here learn and belong?
The Lodge is the classroom and the kitchen table. Buying it - so it belongs to the charity, not a landlord — is the work of the next few years.
- 2025We startLifestyle America Social Club Inc. is formed as a 501(c)(3) for adults in the Hudson Valley.
- 2025–2026The calendar fillsClasses, workshops, and community nights begin at The Lodge. People keep coming back.
- NowWe try to own the homeThe Hudson Valley campaign is live. We want a building the community can't be asked to leave.
- LaterMaybe a larger campusEastern Tennessee is a dream for multi-day learning - only after this home is secure.
Who you'll sit beside
A mixed room, on purpose
People arrive from hospitals, job sites, classrooms, kitchens, studios, and retirement. Some grew up here. Some just moved. All of them are adults who wanted a better evening than the one they were having alone.
People with jobs and people done with jobs
A room that stretches from 18 to 70 and older. Shift workers, caregivers, retirees, students of life.
Hudson Valley neighbors
If you live or work in this region and want a local place that is actually hosted, this is that place.
The ones who stay to help
Hosts, teachers, setup crews. LASC is built by the people who fold chairs and remember names.
Anyone who keeps the rules
Every background is welcome. Harassment and discrimination are not. That's the deal.
Guests on their way in
New people come to orientation, sit in as guests, then apply. Nobody is thrown into the deep end.
How we run
Someone is responsible. That's the point.
A board, not a rumor mill
Directors review membership, money, and the shape of the programs. Day to day, a small team and trained volunteers keep the evenings humane.
Written rules
The Code of Conduct covers respect, privacy, and safety. Break it and you may be asked to leave — for a while, or for good.
Not a business wearing a smile
No yearly dues. Official prepaid fees keep the lights on. Gifts toward the building go to the charity, not into anyone's pocket.
We protect the address
You'll get directions once you're registered. We do that for the people in the chairs and the people on the next street.