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From YouTube: MAY 17 2021 Statements Brenda Bailey
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
A
I
was
really
surprised
when
she
shared
with
me
that
that
was
not
always
the
case.
Jesse
was
a
kid
whose
teen
years
were
beyond
rough.
Her
mom
was
struggling
with
addictions
and
jesse
bounced
from
foster
home
to
foster
home,
got
very
involved
in
drugs
and
alcohol
and
was
close
to
dropping
out
of
high
school
for
good
lucky
for
jesse
and
the
hundreds
of
kids
like
her
that
have
found
their
way
to
this
program.
A
She
got
connected
with
take
a
hike
and
it
was
life-altering,
take
a
hike,
engages
vulnerable
youth
by
simultaneously
focusing
on
four
things:
clinical
counseling
outdoor
adventure,
academics
and
community
youth
go
through
a
process
of
gaining
self-understanding
and
come
to
see
the
need
for
personal
change.
This
leads
to
incredible
growth.
Youth
are
re-engaged
in
school
and
community
and,
on
average,
ninety
percent
of
take
a
hike
youth
graduate
from
high
school.
In
fact,
in
2019,
that
number
was
as
high
as
97
percent
compared
with
the
provincial
graduation
rate
of
84
percent.
A
The
support
jessie
experienced
at
take
a
hike,
helped
her
develop
social
and
emotional
skills
and
improve
her
physical
and
mental
well-being.
She
attributes
much
of
her
current
success
to
this
excellent
program
and,
while
take
a
hike,
is
located
in
my
riding.
They
have
programming
in
burnaby,
north
delta
and
nanaimo,
with
further
plans
to
expand.
Please
join
me
in
this
house
today
in
recognizing
the
excellent
work
of
take
a
hike.