i was employment by the south metroplation public health unit, through the peer education program, whereby the program recurits a group of at risk young people and allow them the oppuritunity to attend a life skills camp for a week, while after the camp in the previous programs there was no follow ups, therefore the Peer Education Program invested in ongoing weekly meeting which saw the group of young people come up with an ideas and opinons on creating a project which is in support of the young people within the local area. The idea for an underage dance party was brought forth which everyone was eager to conduct, therefore we applied for funding and grants through places such as Quit, Dept of Health, Country Arts, as required by funding bodies the event must be for a beniftal impact on the community, the young people then brain stormed an idea to have break dancing classes leading upto the dance party, while if young people attended every weekly break dancing classes they recevied free entry to the party, this also allowed young people to go out to a professional event rather then having partys and leaving trails of destruction throughout the neighbouring streets. We also appoarched local business in support of free prizes etc, anyhows it was a total sell out! and no accounts of OD's, fights, and criminal behaviour, so personally i think it was excellent and there should be more oppurtunities for our younger generation.
Trish
Until next time take care..... Cheers
