The BTC program begins with three weeks of intensive training.
Many things happen during this period.
You will develop the self-awareness necessary to manage your fear and anger by learning to understand and defuse the cycle of violence — a cycle in which you survive, but never thrive.
You will build the skills you need to prevent other people from controlling your life while having healthy, fun and safe relationships with other people.
You will learn how to gain real self-respect — not the artificial "respect" that is often given from the streets.
You will identify realistic personal goals and work on achieving them, building on what you have learned from BTC and the support provided by the program.
And you will see that by stepping up against violence, you can serve as a mentor and role-model to your brothers, your sisters, the children in your life, and the community in which you live.
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B.T.C. has changed my mind frame into a more positive mind and a positive way of thinking. Now I am more motivated to accomplish my goals. It gave me a chance
to weigh my options and make a lot of important decisions in life about where I want to be and be proud of my accomplishments. B.T.C. has kept me out of trouble
and made me feel good about myself knowing I can encourage younger youths to be positive.
B.T.C. has changed my life a lot. It has made me start thinking differently about life, taught me how to handle situations in different ways, helped me to tell and understand my
life story and taught me how to understand other's minds. B.T.C. has showed me my future by being a youth worker and that's something I really enjoy doing. B.T.C. has helped
me to help others. |
