Castries, March 12, 2020 – He was told not to return to the Centre for Adolescent Renewal and Education (CARE) where he had been attending school. Always angry, he was defiant and openly disrespectful. Those choices almost got him kicked out of the “Our Boys Matter” programme. But then, one more chance was offered through an apprenticeship at a garage. It capitalized on his interest in auto mechanics. The intervention recipe was completed with a mentor he chose; one committed to his success. Today, he’s been offered a job at the garage.

Castries, November 15, 2017 – “One of the main things they stress at SPISE is not your absolute performance but rather the difference in when you entered to when you left. I think I made a big jump.”