The youth had the privilege to go bowling! First, we had two teams that bowled against each other. Mr. Austin, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Lockhard, Ms. Rossi and youth M.K. were the winners! Once our team competition was over we had a free for all competition. It was fun watching each youth's competitive sides shine through as [...]
This month at Broward Youth Treatment Center, we celebrated Mardi Gras! We started by educating the youth on what Mardi Gras is. Once the youth were informed about the origin of Mardi Gras, Mrs. Guilliame, our Lead Case Manager, did a group activity by having the youth bake and create their own cupcakes for our Mardi [...]
This month was full of fun activities for you youth here at Broward Youth Treatment Center. Ms. Mixon, Residential Case Manager, decided to play charades with the young men for the group activity of her Impact of Crime group! The title of the lesson was "Communicating and what interferes with communication". Most think that communication is [...]
Broward Youth Treatment Center recently hosted a spirit week to enhance staff morale around the building. We were pleasantly surprised at how many staff participated! Each day of the week had a different theme. The Champions’ Team had the youth and staff take a T.R.A.C.E. Trauma Responsive and Caring Environment, survey in order to ensure that [...]
The youth at Broward Youth Treatment Center are persistent and focused academically as well as socially. While working with a diverse group of young men from different areas, they often have disagreements. As a result, we have them participate in team building exercises, such as basketball. The youth created t-shirts for Juneteenth and were rewarded with [...]
Recently, the youth were surprised with a Hibachi themed Family Day, COVID-19 edition. The youths' families sent in heartwarming videos giving them various, yet still positive messages to the youth. Ms. Johnson fixed meals on the grill and talked about "Hibachi Express". Not only did everyone savor the taste of the prepared food, but we were [...]
Given all the time within the facility, the youth have been exercising their mental processes, using both their logic and creativity. The youth are putting together different pieces of furniture around the facility and have found a major interest in it. This led to building shelves for the facility, providing life skills, and team building as [...]
