To become a youth participant in the Y.E.P.P. project, call youth worker Jimall today at (416) 536-1234 ext 35 and join the team!
This is the first skit from the Youth Empowering Parkdale Project, a group formed through partnerships with St.Christopher House and Toronto Public Health. The focus of the group, aged 13-15, is to create empowering and educational short films around issues of drug awareness. This skit, entirely scripted, acted and conceptualized by Parkdale Youth, speaks to the issues of peer pressure, under aged drinking and low self esteem. Everyone is a hero, so in this skit, the superheroes 'tear' into normal clothing to take care of their community! Watch out for SOBER SAM, SAFETY SUE, OUT OF HAND MAN and MISS MISCHIEF TOO!
The Youth Empowering Parkdale Project is a collaborative project with Toronto Public health that aims to empower, educate and inform youth participants (13-15 years old) and the community at large with drug awareness facts through creative outlets such as theatre and short films. A mentorship model giving past participants the opportunity to train new registrants creates an exciting dynamic between younger and slightly older high school age youth in the parkdale community. The skits are completely scripted, directed, acted and promoted by the Y.E.P.P. youth and the first skit, the BET, has already gained widespread accolades for the content and strong messages of self improvement and community building. These skits were conceptualized and filmed in the fall 2010 spanning through the summer of 2011, the 2011 videos with the help of students at Parkdale Public school and health teacher Mr. Welland! Enjoy!
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