A youth program promising a safe place for young people to socialize is feeling the heat from parents and the Mayor of Winnipeg after allegations the program was allowing drug use, sexual touching, and fights at its events.

The program called Feel Tha Heat is now getting the cold shoulder from Mayor Sam Katz, who is pulling his endorsement of the program.

The allegations have come to light after parents heard shocking stories from their teen-aged kids.

Parents shocked by stories

Kelvin Batke got a text message from his 15-year-old daughter who was attending a Feel Tha Heat event; an underage party at a local nightclub called Sonar.

"At 11:46 p.m. she was telling me we want to go," he told CTV's Stacey Ashley. He said he then rushed to pick her up.

"I walked into the back area and there are kids all over the couches making out," he said. "There is no security. It's as close to sex as you can get and still have your clothes on."

Batke also says he saw fights, teens passing out, and claims he smelled drugs.

And Batke isn't the only one with the allegations. Cheryl Sheffield's 14-year-old daughter was there, too. She backed up the stories with her own from on - and off - the nightclub dance floor.

"The guys are groping these girls," said Sheffield. "There are drugs being done in this club. There is a room off to the side where they can go and smoke."

Both parents say they were hesitant to let their daughters go to the party in the first place, but relented because the program was endorsed by Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz, who had a personal message on the Feel Tha Heat website.

"I'm not impressed today and I can't understand why he would have his name posted to this event," said Kelvin Batke.

Mayor pulls endorsement

Katz has since pulled his endorsement after confronted with the allegations by CTV News.

"I'm extremely disappointed what you've shared with me today," said Katz.

When contacted by CTV News, Feel Tha Heat's owner says he's as shocked by the allegations as the parents, citing the program's lengthy history.

"I was as much taken aback from the situation as any parent," said Jamie Hall. Hall explained his company only brings the teens out to an event and that it is the nightclub's responsibility after that.

"We've been around for 7 years. This is our first time we've had an incident of this nature. And this is the first time we've worked with Sonar so if anyone can do the math and connect the dots," said Hall.

Sonar unfairly blamed: co-owners 

However, the Sonar nightclub says it won't take the heat, or the blame. It says the Feel Tha Heat program allowed known gang members into its club, and said it will not work with the youth program organizers again.

Co-owner Chris Kanski told CTV News club staff did throw teens out after catching them doing cocaine in a washroom.

"We caught a bunch of younger children in the washrooms doing harder drugs, so we busted them and threw them out," he said.

Kanski, and co-owner Scott Hjorleifson said at the end of the night, a group of teens rushed the coat check counter.

"Our concern was the children's safety before their coats," he said. "I was left in the coat room to protect the doors. I'm 300 pounds and I couldn't hold them back."

There were no serious injuries reported.

Feel Tha Heat says it will continue to throw parties, but not at Sonar.

Regardless of where the party is, Cheryl Sheffield's daughter won't be there. "She wouldn't want to go again and I told her no. I'm not sending her ever, ever again."

With a report from CTV's Stacey Ashley