Our Story
The teenage years and early twenties are a crucial time for young people when the moral, ethical, and practical course of their lives is being set into motion. Because emotional and psychological stresses tend to escalate during these pivotal years, many teenagers escape into drugs, crime, suicide, and other counterproductive activities. Indeed, the Youth Brigade members, most of whom were raised in a rough slum district of Bangalore, have experienced these problems in varying degrees.
Youth Brigade’s founder, Timothy, was no exception. But when his disoriented life was turned around about seven years ago, Timothy started reaching out to help his peers in whatever way he could. And from there the Youth Brigade movement began to take shape and grow.
Regular weekly projects of Youth Brigade:
Weekly Sunday Fellowship
This is a place of caring and loving family, where we uplift and motivate young people to live a productive and successful life, where they learn about the loving Heavenly Father.
Soccer club
Soccer club coach Joshua meets 4 or 5 days in the early morning with young players in another part of Bengaluru called Baypanahalli. Joshua uses his interaction with the youngsters, not only to teach them soccer, but also as an opportunity to encourage and guide them in a positive way. The soccer club is quite popular and has almost 60 members.
SEED Life skill Training Program for high school students, Vivek Nagar Slums, Bangalore
Young people in adolescence and late teens face difficult challenges sometimes, through which Youth Brigade’s Life-Skills program aims to guide and help them. The seminar teachers have a big responsibility; the guidance in these weekly seminars is much needed; students learn to build the kind of habits early in life that will pay off for them both now and in the future. And, important for young people, is the camaraderie and supportive environment that Youth Brigade provides.
The training focuses of life skills such as confidence, relationship management, problem solving, communication, values guidance, time management, decision-making, stress management, career guidance which are vital for young people to succeed in life.
Developing Leaders – equipping Interns and young leaders with leadership skills and practical training.
Several of the graduates from previous Life-Skills training seminars return to help with Youth Brigade activities and attend weekly meetings. In that way they continue to benefit from further instruction and fellowship as they move forward in their lives.
Tuition School – 20-40 students get daily help with scholastics
For youngsters from poor backgrounds, the Youth Brigade tuition service has been a lifesaver, enabling them to get through their schooling to a higher level, thereby improving their prospects as future leaders and entrepreneurs.
Support and counselling for parents of SEED program students
also, in the Life-Skills training program. By collaborating with the YWCA and their experienced counsellors, parents are also benefitting. We look forward to how this more holistic approach will bring lasting, positive change taking place in the lives of the young people and their families who are participating in the Life-Skills program.
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