What do Facilitators say about The Council groups?
“The boys are very engaged. I truly believe it is because of the natural flow of the Boys Council. The boys have developed relationships with each other and it’s been a huge success. We’re going to begin an additional Boys Council at our family respite center.”
- Daniel Bland, Facilitator, St. Francis Home Family Support Center, New Haven, CT
“Our boys don’t have to go – it’s completely voluntary and they come because of the environment that is created with the boys and adult facilitators. Boys have said that they feel they can trust each other and that they are not alone. They feel more confident and open and have been thinking about their future more and how their actions affect their future.”
- Melissa Peterson, Project Coordinator, Anderson Partnership for Healthy Children, Anderson, CA
“The boys are communicating honestly and openly within the group, and working together in team activities prompted by the curricula. We’ve been talking about father figures, and role models, and they are expressing things they never did before.”
- Juan Gomez, Facilitator, Santa Cruz County Probation
“The group is going great. The boys really like it.”
- De Vere Karlson, Chief, Churchill County Probation, Fallon, NV |