Boys Training Centre (BTC) And Amy’s Gift Promotes Safer Choices

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The Boys Training Centre (BTC) and New Beginnings Transit Home have successfully partnered to equip vulnerable young people with essential practical knowledge for making safer choices regarding drugs, smoking, vaping, and online activities. This two-day program, hosted under the Department of Equity, Social Justice, Gender, and Older Persons, focused on drug awareness, responsible internet use, and digital safety. By bringing together participants from both agencies, which support youth facing similar challenges, the initiative expanded its reach to ensure that prevention efforts effectively target those who need them most. During the interactive sessions, participants received guided instruction on how to recognize risks, protect their personal information, and exercise greater caution in their daily lives, particularly when navigating social media and other online platforms. The training combined theoretical awareness with practical guidance, allowing attendees to demonstrate their understanding of online safety through active engagement. An official from Amy's Gift to St. Lucia praised the participants for their willingness to apply what they learned, noting that their efforts over the last two days were incredibly wonderful and impactful. Lyanna Wallace, the manager of the Boys Training Centre, emphasized that such partnerships are vital for ensuring that awareness initiatives reach a broader audience of young people. She expressed deep gratitude on behalf of the management, staff, and the boys themselves, highlighting the belief that no individual can achieve anything alone and that collaboration is key to success. The event underscored the importance of sustained cooperation between organizations like BTC and New Beginnings Transit Home to provide vulnerable youth with the confidence and life skills necessary to make informed decisions. Ultimately, this initiative reinforces the critical role of collaborative efforts in fostering a safer environment for young people by providing them with the tools to recognize danger and encourage safer choices among their peers. The program not only addressed immediate concerns like substance abuse and digital safety but also built a foundation for long-term resilience and responsible behavior. Through the combined efforts of these agencies and the support of the Department, the participants left with enhanced knowledge and a renewed commitment to making positive choices in their communities.

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Young people from the boys training center BTC and for the first time the new beginnings transit home, two institutions under the purview of the department of equity, social justice, gender and older persons have been equipped with much needed practical knowledge to make safer choices around drugs, smoking, vaping, and online activity. The 2-day program hosted through a partnership between the BTC and Emy's gift to St. Lucia focused on drug awareness, responsible internet use, and online safety. Participants were guided on how to recognize risk, protect their personal information, and exercise greater caution in their daily lives, particularly when using social media and other online platforms. The participation of the New Beginnings Transit Home expanded the reach of the initiative, bringing together young people from two agencies that support vulnerable youth. The Boy Training Center manager, Lyanna Wallace, said that the partnership is important to ensuring that prevention and awareness initiatives reach more young people. On behalf of the management and staff, my assistant manager and every single member of staff and of course our boys, we want to thank you in advance, the foundation for continuing to partner with us. As you could see, this year we extended our invitation to our sister agency um which is New Beginnings Transit Home. We call them our sister agency because they are our agent. They are underneath the same ministry as us. And we believe that you cannot You cannot achieve anything alone. No man is an island. >> The interactive sessions combined awareness with practical guidance, allowing participants to demonstrate their understanding of online safety, including protecting personal information and exercising caution on social media. An official from Emy's gift to St. Lucia commended participants on their engagement and willingness to apply what they had learned. So you all have done an incredibly wonderful thing in the last two days by accomplishes by remembering what you were taught, what you've seen, uh what you've uh experienced while we are talking and all the facilitators who have done all of this for you as well. Let's give a big hand for them. They've done a wonderful job. The initiative underscores the importance of sustained partnerships in providing vulnerable young people with the knowledge, confidence, and life skills to recognize risk, make informed decisions, and encourage safer choices among their peers. From the Department of Equity, Social Justice, Gender, and Older Persons, Chroy Marios.