training

Training happens from 7-10pm in:

• Acton on Tuesdays at The Hub @ MSB – 69 Acton Blvd.
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• Georgetown on Wednesdays at Open Door @ St. George’s – 60 Guelph St.
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• Milton on Thursdays at St. Paul’s- 123 Main St. E.
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Training begins in October, and ends at the end of May for our Summer Outreach.

Six youth (two youth from each town) selected through an interview process, are paid an honoraria of $12.00 / hour for all their training and outreach. Youth are welcome to complete their 40 volunteer hours for school and any probation hours they have through POSSE training.

Drop-in for training – youth must agree to come to learn and be respectful. 

Training is provided by professionals in social services, including local community agencies, police and health services - as well as people with personal experience.

   Check out the POSSE Calendar here for the training schedule and details!  

Training includes (may include the following topics, depending on youth request and feedback following each training evaluation and do not necessarily occur in the order below.):

1. Peer Outreach (What is peer outreach?)
2. Confidentiality, Youth Services and Referrals
3. Sexual Health and Universal Precautions
4. Your Rights and the police
5. Suicide, Depression and Mental Illness
6. Diffusing violence, Identifying and reporting hate crimes
7. HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C
8. Substance Use (the Dynamic of substance use, abuse and addiction / Crack, Cocaine and the Rights of Drug users 101 )
9. Harm Reduction, Needle Exchange, Safe Injection 101
10. Systemic Oppression
11. Anti-Racism 101
12. Anti-Racism 202
13. Anti-Homophobia 101
14. Anti-Homophobia 202
15. Anti-Sexism
16. Sexual Assault & Sexual harassment
17. Bereavement / Grief Support
18. Youth Homelessness & Social Assistance
19. Statistics and Record keeping
20. Review and role playing

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